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The intelligence layer for
bio-based manufacturing.

Natural Negative accelerates the shift to bio-based materials for the companies defining the next era of materials. We help material innovators, producers, converters, product companies and beyond.

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Natural Negative was founded to solve a problem we watched play out over years in industry: promising bio-based materials couldn't make it from lab to production. We realised this shift doesn't have to mean new equipment, added machine cost, or added risk.

We built DropForm to close the loop between what you're making and how it performs, so companies can qualify with confidence, scale with fewer unknowns, and build supply chains they can rely on.

Our team

A team of scientists, engineers, and operators building the product manufacturing system of tomorrow.

Dr Kumar Krishnamoorthy

Dr Kumar
Krishnamoorthy

CTO & Co-founder

Anna Stobo

Anna Stobo

Polymer Science Lead

Solomon Warsop

Solomon Warsop

ML Engineer

Kay Lucas

Kay Lucas

Production Engineer

Dr Phoebe Heseltine

Dr Phoebe Heseltine

CEO & Co-founder

Our secret sauce

DropForm

DropForm is our proprietary AI and software-first operating system that de-risks the path of new bio-based formulations from lab
to production line.

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Why us

Fewer unknowns, fewer trials,
access to materials and production.

Scale with
confidence

A dependable path from lab quantities to production volumes.

Fewer surprises in production

Bring a new material to the line with the unknowns understood up front.

Material performance you can rely on

Know how a material will perform before you commit to it.

The material and
the line stay yours

Not locked to one material or converter.

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News and recognition

Packaging News

Natural Negative secures grant to accelerate alternatives to plastic

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The Argus

Brighton firm wins £100k to develop sustainable plastics

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Innovate UK

Innovate UK backs 100 women founders shaping the UK's
future industries

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EcoPlastics in Packaging

Why biobased plastics need to work on the factory floor

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