
Arctoris accelerates drug discovery by generating high‑quality, reproducible experimental data to improve decision-making and speed programs toward the clinic. It operates as a drug discovery services company/Partnership Research Organization that combines its proprietary Ulysses automation platform with laboratory scientists to run biochemical, cellular, protein‑science and preclinical assays. The platform integrates robotics, wet‑lab automation, data science and AI with methods such as high‑content imaging, flow cytometry, sequencing (RNA‑Seq/Tempo‑Seq), qRT‑PCR/dPCR, biophysical screening, fragment‑based discovery and computational design. Arctoris partners with biotech and pharmaceutical companies on target validation, hit finding, hit‑to‑lead and lead optimization, offering an agile, client‑focused alternative to traditional CROs. Its approach targets faster, data‑driven progression of programs from target identification through preclinical development.

Arctoris accelerates drug discovery by generating high‑quality, reproducible experimental data to improve decision-making and speed programs toward the clinic. It operates as a drug discovery services company/Partnership Research Organization that combines its proprietary Ulysses automation platform with laboratory scientists to run biochemical, cellular, protein‑science and preclinical assays. The platform integrates robotics, wet‑lab automation, data science and AI with methods such as high‑content imaging, flow cytometry, sequencing (RNA‑Seq/Tempo‑Seq), qRT‑PCR/dPCR, biophysical screening, fragment‑based discovery and computational design. Arctoris partners with biotech and pharmaceutical companies on target validation, hit finding, hit‑to‑lead and lead optimization, offering an agile, client‑focused alternative to traditional CROs. Its approach targets faster, data‑driven progression of programs from target identification through preclinical development.
What they do: Automated, cloud-controlled drug discovery platform (Ulysses) offering partnership research services from target to preclinical characterisation.
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Oxford, UK (with US operations in Boston)
Tech / methods: Robotics, wet-lab automation, data science, high-content imaging, flow cytometry, sequencing, qRT-PCR/dPCR, biophysical screening, fragment-based discovery
Recent disclosed funding: Seed round closed 2019 (£3.2M announced)
Drug discovery — generating reproducible experimental data and accelerating preclinical progression.
2016
Biotechnology
£3.2M
Seed round closed Sept 30, 2019 (announced June 12, 2020 in some materials); investors include Future Planet Capital and several institutional and angel participants.
Eurostars grant listed as a separate funding event.
“Participation from institutional and angel investors including Acequia Capital, Alexander Straub, Charlie Songhurst, Formic Ventures, Future Planet Capital, Mark Evans, Patrick Pichette, Tanarra Capital, Vishal Gulati”