About us

Two scientists, one belief in plants.

We're Louis and Toby. We've spent our careers studying what plants can really do for our health, and we started Enlyven to prove it.

Our story
Best friends since 2019

We met in our first week at the University of Leeds and became best friends almost immediately. We studied our master's together in the same lab, then reconnected during our PhDs with one goal: to finally build something that mattered to us both.

Between us that's a PhD in plant science and one in enzymology and plant biochemistry, plus years of hands-on work with allicin and the enzyme that makes it. We bring out the best in each other, and we've spent long enough in the lab to know exactly what garlic's most powerful compound can do.

Outside the lab, we bond over food, sport, time in nature, journalling, and looking after our heads as much as our bodies. Enlyven is our way of bringing all of that together.

Louis and Toby, co-founders of Enlyven
Louis & Toby · Co-founders · met at Leeds, 2019
The team
Who does what
L
Louis
Co-founder · Science & formulation
PhD plant scientist in wheat genetics, with an intensive placement in enzymology gathering the alliinase data behind Enlyven. He runs the diligent lab work, and trained in nutrition and science communication.
T
Toby
Co-founder · Strategy & product
PhD in enzymology and plant biochemistry. A confident speaker and networker, he shapes the vision and the plan, leads on ideation, and troubleshoots in the lab alongside Louis.
Along the way
Recognition
Leeds Dean's List for Excellence UCL · Discovery Spark venture builder Aberpreneurs · 1st prize, new innovative technology FAO CIAR hackathon · winners
What we stand for
How we work
Honest science
We only say what the evidence supports, and we're clear about what's still being worked out.
Nature, optimised
We don't reinvent nature. We take a trusted compound and get it to its full potential.
Made by hand
Small batches, made carefully, so every capsule delivers a real, full-strength dose.

That's us. Ready to meet Rally?

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