Built by scientists. Backed by Imperial.
CENUP brings together five Imperial College London researchers spanning inorganic chemistry, catalysis, enzymology and plant chemical biology - a uniquely interdisciplinary team to commercialise catalytic crop enhancement.
CEOSenior Research Associate in Inorganic Chemistry, Imperial College London.
CTOSenior Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Imperial.
Co-founderProfessor in Plant Chemical Biology at Imperial. Director of AGRI-net & Agri-Futures Lab. Trustee Director at the Earlham Institute.
Co-founderSir Edward Frankland BP Endowed Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Imperial College London.
Co-founderReader in Chemical Biology at Imperial College London.
Where we are heading
Science with its hands in the soil - built for the long arc of agriculture.
A deep-tech platform at an inflection point
Agriculture's perfect storm - rising demand, climate stress, and a market shift from traditional inputs - is driving consolidation. Majors like Syngenta and Bayer are acquiring novel technologies. CENUP is positioned at exactly this inflection point with a deep-science, IP-protected platform.
- • US patent granted; EU & CN filed
- • 4 additional patents on the latest generation
- • Ultra-low dose → low CapEx, high margin
- • Imperial College London origin
Open to discuss
- – Seed round (Q3 2026)
- – Strategic partnership leads
- – Distribution conversations
- – CRO & field trial collaboration