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Cytecom Ltd

The CyteCount Rapid Bacterial Detection System | CYTECOM

The CyteCount rapid bacterial detection system. From sample to results in minutes. The CyteCount harnesses bacterial electrophysiology to detect bacteria. Developed & manufactured in the UK by Cytecom.

CRN
11263781
Founded
2018
Age
8

Overview

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Legal name
CYTECOM LTD
Region
West Midlands
Registered address
THE VENTURE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK SCIENCE PARK
SIR WILLIAM LYONS ROAD
COVENTRY
ENGLAND
CV4 7EZ
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
02 Apr
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

19 Mar
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

28 Oct
2024

Accounts With Accounts Type Micro Entity

Accounts Analysed

AA | Transaction MzQ0MTA5NTUyOWFkaXF6a2N4

Published 28 Oct 2024 10:50

20 Mar
2018

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Spinout profile

3 entries

Company description

Cytecom develops technology designed to detect both live and bacteria within liquids, using an electrical device.

Cytecom is developing new technology that enables fast and economic detection of microorganisms in a range of samples, e.g. waste water, food etc. The company will be marketing testing devices based on this technology in the near future.

Project impact

The full impact will be evident once the devices are on the market. At the moment, Cytecom is trialling the technology with commercial partners.

Cytecom
2018
Cytecom
2018
CYTECOM LTD
2018

Public funding

2 awards
First funded
2018
Funded years
2018, 2024
Age at first award
0 years

Projects

2024 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Lowering the Limit of Detection of a Future Bacterial Infection Rapid Diagnostic Device

1 May 2024 to 31 Oct 2024

Awarded
£13,226
Total cost £22,044

Cytecom have developed a rapid bacteria detector, the CyteCount. We discovered that we could electrically stimulate bacteria and, based on their response to electrical stimulation, determine whether they were alive or dead in seconds, creating the method termed optical electrophysiology. Many methods currently used to detect bacterial vitality rely on gro...

2018 Study Lead participant

Rapid, portable, live bacterial cell detector

1 Nov 2018 to 29 Feb 2020

Awarded
£144,332
Total cost £206,188

Cytecom is an innovative new spin-out company from the University of Warwick with technology that will revolutionise the process of testing products for bacteria. As a result of the ICURe program we were able to guide our scientific discovery process with new information from markets and businesses. This allowed us to identify a clear need for a fast reli...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Study