This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Life Science companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Life Science industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top San Francisco Life Science Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Benchling
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Benchling is a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations.
Qualio
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Qualio is a quality management system helping life sciences companies bring quality products to the market.
Twist Bioscience
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Twist Bioscience is a synthetic DNA production for specialty chemical compounds and drug development.
Mammoth Biosciences
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Mammoth Biosciences develops novel CRISPR applications for disease detection, research, agriculture, biodefense, and more.
Aktana
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Aktana delivers data-fueled insights and suggestions to life science sales reps, driving better decision-making and improved results.
Chronicled
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Chronicled builds trust and automation in the life science industry, powered by blockchain
Unlearn.AI
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Unlearn.AI develops a platform to accelerate clinical trials for Alzheimer’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and other complex diseases.
Nurix Therapeutics
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Nurix develops small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of proliferative and degenerative diseases.
ALX Oncology
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ALX Oncology is a preclinical stage biotechnology company developing innovative immuno-oncology therapies for cancer.
CytoVale
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Categorized is a medical technology company that revolutionizes diagnostics using cell mechanics and machine learning.
Enzyme
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Enzyme is building software to help life sciences companies with FDA approval and regulatory compliance.
Pheronym
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Pheronym is creating an all-natural highly effective insect control for agriculture.
Celevity
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Celevity is a seed-stage company that develops drugs to help dogs live longer, healthier lives.
Mantra Bio
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Mantra Bio is the creator of REVEAL, an exosome engineering platform combining computational biology and lab automation.
Phylagen
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Phylagen is digitizing the global microbiome to create a more transparent world
Mekonos Inc.
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Building the Future of Cell Therapies on a Chip
Zephyr Health
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Zephyr Health operates as an insights-as-a-service solution built specifically for life sciences companies.
TherOptix
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TherOptix is a provider of novel treatment for anterior and posterior ocular indications.
Naked Biome
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Naked Biome is a microbiome-based therapeutics company, launching advanced therapies to treat and prevent skin disease.
Tag.bio
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Tag.bio has developed a novel data science platform that allows domain experts to quickly find insights in data.
TeselaGen
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TeselaGen Biotechnology develops DNA design and assembly tools for biology.
64-x
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64x Bio builds a platform that increases the speed and scale of mammalian cell line discovery.
SyntheX
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SyntheX is a biotechnology firm developing highly specific drugs for previously undruggable targets to treat cancer and rare diseases.
ExcepGen
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ExcepGen is solving fundamental underlying problems in drug discovery to create a new generation of therapeutics.
Mitokinin
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Mitokinin is operates in the healthcare industry focusing on biotechnology business.
WellnessFX
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WellnessFX™ is a breakthrough web-based service that empowers individuals to understand and improve their health.
Dropprint Genomics
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Dropprint Genomics provides cell technology and machine learning models that characterize the immune system.
EveryTeam
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EveryTeam is a modern repository that connects and organizes all your team’s shared information.
Nextbiotics
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Nextbiotics is a biotechnology platform that engineers viruses for good.
TAXA Biotechnologies
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Genetic engineering of plants for the home
Ivy Natal
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Ivy Natal develops a process to create human egg cells from skin samples as a treatment for most cases of infertility.
Pylum Biosciences
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Pylum Biosicences offers a platform technology capable of generating bactericidal protein complexes targeting specific bacterial pathogens.
LoadBetter
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Loadbetter is the most advanced digital freight platform on the market with a focus on specialized shipments.
Recardio
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Recardio is a life science company that focuses on drug-based regenerative therapeutic modalities for treatments of cardiovascular diseases.
Altay Therapeutics
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Altay Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on finding and discovering small molecule therapies for chronic inflammatory conditions.
TRELYS
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TRELYS is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California.
SeeChange Health
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SeeChange Health is a web platform delivering health-related plans, technology and services for employees.
Pando Nutrition Inc.
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Engineering probiotic alternatives to antibiotics in livestock.
Ovipost
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Ovipost is a new startup looking to optimize the right conditions for a cricket grower to get the most yield from a generation of eggs.
Auctus Surgical
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Auctus Surgical is developing a dynamic Vertebral Body tethering system for the treatment of pediatric scoliosis.