Biotechnica
Established in 1993, Biotechnica offers one of the most comprehensive ranges of agricultural biostimulants and biofertilisers and are the UK's largest manufacturer of seaweed extract. Through the development of our seaweed and microbial products, we have been supporting Regenerative Agriculture for more than 30 years.
Profile
- Industry
- Crop protection, Feed, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Food ingredients
- Topics
- Biofertilizers & biostimulants, Seaweed, alginate & carrageenan, Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers, Regenerative agriculture & agroecology
- Role
- Distributor — “…buying groups; open to new distributorship opportunities. - Provides manufacturing capability and ongoing tech…”
- Parent / group
- Central Pharma (Central Pharma Biotechnica Limited)
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Biotechnica is a manufacturer of agricultural biostimulants, biofertilisers, and seaweed extracts.
- Found via
- [Rubric] United Kingdom · biostimulants; [Rubric] United Kingdom · inoculants; [Rubric] United Kingdom · methane-feed
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Products: AlgaFlex; BiAmino AM3; BioHumate; SeaPhos; Mycortex; BactoLife DP104; BactoLife SD; BactoLife Pond Treatment; BioRoote; BioFlow
- Applications
- Agriculture · Horticulture · Turf & Amenity Sectors
- Products (website)
- AlgaFlex — Our market-leading seaweed extract available in 5 different formulations: AlgaFlex 30, AlgaFlex 15, AlgaFlex 8, AlgaFlex Cold Press and AlgaFlex Spray Dried. · BiAmino AM3 — An amino acid based growth stimulant. · BioHumate — Stimulates the growth of plants and microbes to help create healthy soils. · SeaPhos — A mix of three extract biostimulants – seaweed, humic acids and phosphites. · Mycortex — Microbial biostimulant. · BactoLife DP104 — Microbial biostimulant. · BactoLife SD — Microbial biostimulant. · BactoLife Pond Treatment — Microbial biostimulant. · BioRoote — Microbial biostimulant. · BioFlow — A natural plant extract that acts as a wetter and natural biostimulant, improving water spread and penetration to alleviate stress conditions. · Seaweed extracts — Extracts of Ascophyllum nodosum and other British seaweed species, produced using various methods including synthetic, chemical-free, cold, hot, and solvent-based. · AlgaFlex — Seaweed extract that contributes to regenerative farming with a proven 30% reduction in chemical fertilizer usage.
Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability
News & status 6
- 2021-02 Latest status: The company was acquired by Central Pharma and rebranded as Central Pharma Biotechnica Limited in 2021. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-08-07 Biotechnica Launches Enhanced Chase SM line to Deliver Natural Plant Nutrition and Improved Crop Resilience - BiotechnicaBiotechnica is expanding its organic, sustainable plant-nutrition portfolio by launching enhanced Chase SM seaweed-based formulations (SM3, SM5, SM6, SM7) that combine natural seaweed extracts with organic fulvic acid, amino acids, and organic NPK from …
- 2026-08-31 🌍 DISCO Hosts 2026 World Specialty Fertilizer Conference in Changsha, Unveils Global Strategy and New Product LinesBiotechnica and DISCO announced a strategic partnership focused on joint R&D in alginate-based fertilizer enhancement technology and the co-development of high-end specialty fertilizers, leveraging Biotechnica’s seaweed extraction process.
- 2026-02-20 On golf courses and greens, the daily management can lead to plant stress and, coupled with drier conditions, can result in deteriorating turf quality... | BiotechnicaBiotechnica highlights that on golf courses, daily management and drier conditions stress turf, but seaweed extracts are routinely used to mitigate mowing and high-traffic damage, making them a regular tool for groundsmen to maintain turf quality.
- 2026-01-11 Biotech company invests in Essex – The Business InvestorBiotechnology UK Ltd, the UK arm of BTI, has opened a base in Colchester to expand its dental implant manufacturing and distribution in the UK, aiming to cover the entire country within 12–18 months and create local jobs, with quick next-day UK deliveries and …
- 2026-04-20 UK biosolutions eye growth as resource insecurity sharpensBiotechnica is not mentioned in the article. The piece focuses on UK biosolutions investment and policy factors driving domestic, biology-based production as a hedge against global resource shocks.
- 2026-08-02 UK's biotech pulse is picking up again - NLSBiotechnica is not mentioned or discussed in the article. The piece focuses on renewed momentum in the UK biotech sector, with rising venture capital, more activity, and a cautious but improving financing environment in early 2026.
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 1
| parent | Central Pharma |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Central Pharma …The company was acquired by Central Pharma and rebranded as Central Pharma Biotechnica Limited in 2021.… |
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