Véronique Gouverneur

Founder & Director

Véronique is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, a fellow of the Royal Society, and one of the most renowned world experts in fluorination chemistry.

Her research has been disseminated in more than two hundred peer-reviewed publications and recognized with prestigious international awards in the field including such as the Moissan Prize in 2021 and the Arthur C. Cope Award in 2022.

She collaborated globally with pharmaceutical companies and in 2022, co-founded Fluorok and currently serves as a consultant and non-executive director.

Gabriele Pupo

CEO & Founder

Gabriele has a background in catalysis, organic and fluorination chemistry following his MChem from the University of Torino, PhD from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (with Nobel laureate Benjamin List) and extensive postdoctoral work at the University of Oxford with Veronique Gouverneur.

For many years he focused on developing novel, safe and cost-effective fluorinating technologies using alkali metal fluorides while also building strong relationships with numerous chemical industries. In 2022, he co-founded Fluorok and he is its Chief Executive Officer.

Steve Dobson

Non-Executive Director

Steve is a Chartered Scientist and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers with a 40 year career in the chemical industry.  For ten years Steve was Head of the Electronic Chemicals division of Solvay SA, a business which grew more than tenfold under his leadership, with operating plants all over the world.  He played a key role in commercializing new technologies and materials for the semiconductor, display, battery and PV industries, including working with a number of start-up and spin out companies.

Steve holds various degrees and post graduate diplomas. He presently serves as a Non Executive Director in Nexeon and at Tullis Russell Group, a member of the I.Chem.E Governance Board, a Mentor & Emerging Technologies Judge with the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Governor and Council member at the University of Chester.

George Todd

Investor Director

George is an investor with Oxford Science Enterprises, investing in deep tech physical science businesses. George has previously worked in strategy consulting and new product development for high growth SMEs and holds an MEng in Engineering Science from Oxford University.