Built upon 15 years of research from Professor Lee Cronin’s Digital Chemistry group at the University of Glasgow, Chemify’s platform consists of proprietary synthetic chemistry robotics, the largest and continuously growing database of validated chemical reactions, and AI-enabled tools for the design, manufacturing, and validation of molecules of unprecedented complexity.

Founded in 2019, Chemify now employs more than 130 people, as it starts building scalable pilot plants capable of becoming chemical ‘giga factories’ for the discovery and manufacture of trillions of chemicals on demand for use in pharmaceuticals, high value chemical manufacturing, new materials, farming, and green energy solutions.

Chemify is already generating millions of pounds in revenue locally and is exploring the acquisition of facilities in Glasgow to continue its commercial expansion; training local R&D and manufacturing talent and attracting a global workforce to the Glasgow area.

In August 2023, Chemify announced it had raised over £33m in series A financing from US and Scotland based investors, and support from the UK Government through the Levelling Up Innovation Accelerator programme, aimed at helping transformative R&D projects to accelerate their growth and support new clusters of activity across the Glasgow City Region.