7 best biotech websites (and what to copy from each)

A biotech website has a harder job than most. The same page is read by an investor with one minute, a pharma partner checking the science, a scientist thinking about a job, and sometimes a patient. The sites below handle that well. For each one we point out what it does and what you can copy, whatever your budget.

How we chose them: we opened every site in a browser in November 2026 and looked at the homepage the way a first-time visitor would. We only describe what is on each site; we have no connection to any of these companies.

1. Recursion (US): the pipeline on the homepage

Recursion's homepage opens with one line about what the company does and two buttons: explore the pipeline, or explore the platform. Scroll once and the pipeline is right there, as a row of programme cards. Each card shows the programme name, its target, the disease it is for and its stage. An investor does not have to open a menu to see how far the company has got.

• ✓Copy this: show your programmes on the homepage, not three clicks deep
• ✓Copy this: give each programme the same four facts: name, target, indication, stage
• ✓Copy this: two main buttons, one for the pipeline and one for the science

2. Beam Therapeutics (US): one idea, explained simply

Beam works on base editing, which is hard to explain. Its homepage does not try to explain all of it. It gives a short description of what base editing is and why it matters, then a single link to learn more. The rest of the page is about people: the team, open roles and its two locations. It reads like a company you could work for, not only a science paper.

• ✓Copy this: a two-sentence, plain-language summary of your technology
• ✓Copy this: keep the detail on a separate science page for specialists
• ✓Copy this: put careers and locations on the homepage if you are hiring

3. Bicycle Therapeutics (UK): a homepage that is a table of contents

Bicycle Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, uses its homepage as a short guide to the company. There are a few blocks, each with one paragraph and one link: its vision, its approach, its programmes, and its work with pharma partners beyond cancer. Every block answers one question and sends you to the page with the detail. Nothing is long, so the page is easy to scan.

• ✓Copy this: one short block per question a visitor has, each with one link
• ✓Copy this: a separate block for partnering, so business-development teams find it
• ✓Copy this: say what you are aiming for in plain words, near the top

4. Ginkgo Bioworks (US): a contact form you cannot miss

Ginkgo sells services to other companies, and its homepage is built to start a conversation. It explains the problem it solves in a few lines, offers a way to try the service before buying, and then puts a short contact form on the homepage itself. The form asks for a name, a company email and one question about what you want to achieve. A visitor never has to hunt for a contact page.

• ✓Copy this: a short enquiry form on the homepage if you sell a service
• ✓Copy this: ask one useful question in the form, so the first reply can be specific
• ✓Copy this: explain the problem before the product

5. Oxford Nanopore Technologies (UK): proof before product

Oxford Nanopore sells sequencing devices, but the homepage leads with proof. Near the top are three figures: the number of countries using the technology, the number of peer-reviewed publications and the number of industry partners. Further down are short quotes from named scientists and clinicians, each with a job title and institution. The products come after the visitor already has a reason to trust them.

• ✓Copy this: two or three real numbers near the top, such as publications or customers
• ✓Copy this: quotes from named scientists, with their role and institution
• ✓Copy this: group content by research area, so each visitor finds their field

6. Twist Bioscience (US): search that understands catalogue numbers

Twist sells DNA products to researchers, and the most important part of its site is the search box in the header. The placeholder text tells you what it accepts: a keyword, a catalogue number, a product name or an application. That matters because scientists often arrive with a catalogue number copied from a paper or a colleague. Sign-in sits next to the search, so repeat customers get to their account in one click.

• ✓Copy this: a search box on every page that accepts catalogue numbers
• ✓Copy this: say in the search box what people can type
• ✓Copy this: keep sign-in visible for returning customers

7. Addgene (US): the catalogue is the homepage

Addgene is a nonprofit that shares research materials between labs. Its homepage is a search box and four ways to browse the catalogue: plasmids, pooled libraries, antibodies and viral services. Below that it states plainly how big the collection is and how many countries it ships to, followed by short quotes from named researchers. It also publishes science guides and a blog, which bring researchers to the site before they are ready to order.

• ✓Copy this: put search and the main product categories first if you sell a catalogue
• ✓Copy this: state the size of your catalogue and where you ship
• ✓Copy this: publish short guides that answer the questions your buyers search for

What the best biotech websites have in common

• ✓One plain sentence at the top that says what the company does
• ✓The pipeline or the products visible without opening a menu
• ✓Science explained in layers: a simple summary first, detail for specialists after
• ✓Proof: publications, partners, numbers or named quotes
• ✓A clear next step for each visitor: partner with us, see open roles, request a quote

Common mistakes on biotech websites

• ✓A homepage headline that sounds good but does not say what the company does
• ✓A pipeline shown only as an image, which is hard to read on a phone and invisible to search engines
• ✓Science pages written only for specialists, with no plain summary
• ✓News and publications that stopped being updated a year ago
• ✓No direct contact for partnering, only a general enquiry form
• ✓For product companies: no search by catalogue number, and datasheets hidden behind a form

How much does a biotech website cost?

At Webicode, a focused 5-page WordPress website starts from $500, which suits an early-stage company that needs a credible site before a raise or a conference. Most biotech companies need pipeline, science, team, news and careers pages with custom design, which fits our build from $1,470. Larger sites with publication libraries, investor feeds or a research-product store are quoted from $2,940. Every project gets a fixed price before work starts.