Founded 2001 | ||
Headquarters Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Founders David Garnett, Robin Jones | ||
Pathway Intermediates Limited (No. 04220119) was founded in 2001 by biologist Dr David Garnett and mathematician Dr Robin Jones. The principal activity of the company is the manufacture of a class of specialty chemicals known as biosurfactants.
The company has its headquarters in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom where there are two business units making liquid and powder products. The company also has two additional manufacturing sites in England.
The company exports to Europe, Asia and the Americas. Significant growth in these markets was recognised in 2012 when the company won a Queen's Awards for Enterprise. In 2011 the company entered a joint venture agreement with Easy Bio Systems of South Korea and established a manufacturing company Pathway Intermediates International Inc, located outside Seoul.
Pathway Intermediates Limited conducts research into novel lysophospholipids, glycosides, glycerides and other esters and this work has attracted research grants from local and national government agencies.