ABOUT CHEMIFY
Built to make
a different future.
Chemists, engineers and computer scientists. Working together to make chemistry programmable.
Meet the team01OUR PURPOSE
Unlock chemistry.
Open possibility.
The next world-changing idea may be a molecule we haven’t made yet.
Chemify was founded in Glasgow in 2022, building on research into Chemputation. Our work connects chemistry, robotics, software and machine learning to digitise the creation of molecules.
We are building a common foundation for molecular discovery: chemical knowledge that can be expressed, executed and learned from.
INSIDE MARYHILL · GLASGOW
Where code
becomes chemistry.
Our first Chemifarm opened in 2025. Chemists, equipment and digital workflows, connected in a working laboratory.

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SYSTEM
People. Code.
Physical chemistry.
Curie systems provide the physical foundation for programmable synthesis. Chemists bring the expertise that connects procedures, equipment and the next experiment.
Explore the technologyOUR ROOTS
Scottish science.
Global ambition.

Chemify is founded.
A company built around the ambition to digitise chemistry.
The first Chemifarm opens.
Maryhill brings programmable chemistry into a dedicated Glasgow facility.
The Genesis vision.
A new chapter connecting chemical intelligence, discovery and physical infrastructure.

A FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE
Two decades
of research.
A new way to make.
Founded by Professor Lee Cronin, Chemify builds on two decades of research at the University of Glasgow into making chemistry programmable.
As founder and CEO, and Regius Chair of Chemistry at Glasgow, Lee connects a long-term scientific vision with the practical challenge of building digital chemistry.
Explore the fundamentalsTHE PEOPLE BEHIND CHEMIFY
Many disciplines.
A shared ambition.
More than 200 people working across chemistry, AI, software, hardware and operations.
01 / LEADERSHIP
Building what comes next.
Lee CroninFounder & CEORead biographyClose biographyLee founded Chemify in 2022. He holds the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, where his research group developed the foundations of Chemputation. He earned his doctorate at York and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Martin StephensonChief Financial OfficerRead biographyClose biographyMartin brings more than 30 years of financial leadership across start-ups, growing businesses and multinational organisations. An economics graduate and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he leads Chemify’s finance function.
Neil McCourtChief Operating OfficerRead biographyClose biographyNeil’s career spans operations and supply-chain leadership. Before Chemify, he held senior roles at Virgin Media O2, Amazon and Tesco, including EU Director of Operations at Amazon and Managing Director at Tesco.
Knut SauerChief Technology OfficerRead biographyClose biographyKnut builds platforms connecting machine learning, robotics and software. His previous roles include CTO at GuardKnox, CTO Automotive at DXC Technology, engineering leadership at Virgin Hyperloop and IBM Distinguished Engineer. He holds a computer science doctorate from Imperial College.
Swati ChatterjeeSVP, Business DevelopmentRead biographyClose biographySwati develops partnerships around chemistry design and synthesis. She brings more than 15 years of experience, including leadership roles at Syngene and Abzena, to Chemify’s business development.
02 / GOVERNANCE
Board of
Directors.
David CleevelyChairmanRead biographyClose biography
David co-founded Abcam and founded telecoms consultancy Analysys. He chairs Focal Point Positioning and the Cambridge Science Centre, and helped establish Cambridge Angels, Cambridge Network and Cambridge Wireless. His experience connects entrepreneurship, investment and technology.
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Lee Cronin
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Steve HochbergBoard MemberRead biographyClose biography
Steve is a Partner at Triatomic Capital and previously a Partner at Deerfield Management. He has spent more than three decades founding, managing and investing in healthcare technology businesses, and serves as Vice Chairman of Mount Sinai Health System.
Ansuman SatpathyBoard MemberRead biographyClose biography
Ansu is a physician-scientist, biotechnology founder and Venture Partner at Wing Capital. He is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Stanford University, combining academic research with experience building and investing in biotechnology companies.
Jonathan HostensBoard MemberRead biographyClose biography
Jonathan is a Principal at Insight Partners. Previously at McKinsey, he advised healthcare and private-equity clients on growth, acquisitions and turnarounds. He also worked on technology-led innovation at Amadeus and holds master’s degrees in management and international management.
Jason WhitmireBoard MemberRead biographyClose biography
Jason is a co-founder and General Partner at BlueYard Capital. His earlier career includes a General Partner role at Earlybird Venture Capital and executive leadership at Wind River Systems, bringing experience in technology investment and operating businesses.
Rima AlameddineBoard MemberRead biographyClose biography
Rima has built commercial organisations across networking, AI and quantum computing. She was Chief Revenue Officer at IonQ from 2022 to 2025, following enterprise-sales leadership at NVIDIA and engineering and sales leadership at Cisco.
03 / PERSPECTIVE
Advisory
Board.
Sandy MahatmeAdvisory Board ChairRead biographyClose biography
Sandy’s biotechnology leadership includes President, COO and CFO at Resilience, CFO and CBO at Sarepta Therapeutics, and corporate strategy at Celgene. He also serves on the boards of CRISPR Therapeutics and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals.
Torsten PilzAdvisory BoardRead biographyClose biography
Torsten is Group President, Enterprise Supply Chain and Chief Supply Chain Officer at 3M. His career includes senior operations and supply-chain positions at SpaceX, Amazon and Henkel, bringing experience in building and scaling physical infrastructure.
Tim GarnettAdvisory BoardRead biographyClose biography
Tim is a pharmaceutical executive and former Chief Medical Officer at Eli Lilly. His experience spans clinical development, medical affairs, regulation and drug safety, including bringing therapies in women’s health, endocrinology and neuroscience through approval and launch.
Kim BransonAdvisory BoardRead biographyClose biography
Kim is SVP and Global Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at GSK. He previously led AI at Genentech and was Chief Data Scientist at Lumiata. His doctorate in computational drug design is from the University of Melbourne.
04 / BACKING THE AMBITION
Our investors.
Backing the next era of chemistry.
Wing Capital
Insight Partners
Triatomic Capital
BlueYard Capital
8VC
Horizons Ventures
Rocketship.vc
DCVC
Founders Fund
Rockspring
EOS Advisory
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