Our Story
Norfolk Plant Sciences & Norfolk Healthy Produce
Norfolk Plant Sciences:
A Source of Innovation
NPS is a spin-out from the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, which together form one of the world's leading plant science research institutes.
The company was established by Profs Cathie Martin and Jonathan Jones to enable their ground-breaking plant research to make a positive impact in people’s lives.
Norfolk Healthy Produce:
Bringing Innovation to Market
Norfolk Healthy Produce is a subsidiary of Norfolk Plant Sciences. We develop and market products that meet consumer and partner needs, using the cutting-edge and safe innovations developed by NPS.
Backed by an experienced group of investors and advisors, led by Stephen Thomson and Eric Ward, Norfolk is developing a portfolio of health-benefitting traits into tasty and appealing new fruits & vegetables. Norfolk's first product line is the dark purple antioxidant tomato, which is being developed into several consumer appealing products.
CEO Nathan Pumplin, an entrepreneur with biotechnology commercialization and research backgrounds, leads Norfolk Healthy Produce. CTO Jessica Louie contributes her ability to converge technology and strategy to effect transformational change.
Norfolk Healthy Produce:
Bringing Products to Market
We develop and market products that meet consumer and partner needs, using the cutting-edge and safe innovations developed by NPS. We are building an organization with core competencies in product innovation. CEO Nathan Pumplin, an entrepreneur with biotechnology commercialization and research background, leads Norfolk Healthy Produce. CTO Jessica Louie contributes her ability to converge technology and strategy to effect transformational change.
The Executive Team

Dr. Nathan Pumplin
CEO
Leadership in innovation and biotech
Our Team
Operations
Lucas Haskins
Ian Baker
Oscar Ayala
Bobby Michel
Jared Reynbery
Gerty Cori Ward
Logan Hall
Mike Crowley
Advisors
Wayne Merkelson
David Saravitz
Lisa Zannoni
Dave Lawrence
Harry Klee
Sarah Pierce
Brent Craig
The Founding Team

Prof. Cathie Martin
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Fellow of the Royal Society, Rank Prize for Nutrition

Prof. Jonathan Jones
Fellow of the Royal
Society and US National Academy of Sciences

Stephen Thomson
Experienced board member, non-executive director and investor

Dr. Eric Ward
Co-CEO AgBiome raised >$250M, former President of Syngenta & Novartis Ag Biotech

Norfolk Healthy Produce is located in Davis, CA and Weston, MA, USA
Norfolk Plant Sciences is located in Norwich, UK