UK SIC 2007 code in Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

72110 Research and experimental development on biotechnology

SIC 72110 is the UK code for research and experimental development on biotechnology. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code
72110 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section
Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Division
72 Scientific research and development
SIC 2026
72.10 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (1:1)
Closest US NAICS
541713, 541714, 541715

Activities ONS lists under 72110

The ONS index assigns these 9 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.

What changes in SIC 2026

ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (72.11) to:

SIC 2026 codeHeadingLink type
72.10Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering1:1

"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 72110 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

Closest US NAICS codes

Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.

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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.