About | Sun Bear Biofuture

Meet the Team

The Sun Bear is a vulnerable species. Its habitat has been greatly diminished by deforestation to make space for oil palm plantations. Our team is passionate about revolutionising modern supply chains and agriculture to tackle this issue and many others head-on.

We're combining 15 years founding and growing technology businesses, a decade working in genetics and biotechnology, and experience at the cutting edge of robotics and AI.

If you would like to be part of our journey and our team, we'd love to hear from you - get in touch with us via info@sunbearbiofuture.com.

CEO

Ben Wilding

An experienced technology business founder, Ben has worked in public sector, not for profit, finance, publishing and media. With a background in change management and a masters in sustainability and behaviour change Ben believes that we have the collective power to reverse climate change. In his spare time Ben loves nothing more than to be working at his allotment and the local community garden.

CSO

Laura van Marrewijk

Laura is leading our scientific research and development. She has spent 10 years working in genetics and biotechnology, most recently working on a PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge. Laura believes that there is still a lot to learn from nature in the fight against climate change and loves being outside in her spare time, walking, cycling or rowing.

CTO

Ben Williams

Ben is leading our computational and engineering streams. He previously worked in AI research and robotics at Ocado and Microsoft Research, and has a Master's of Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Ben chose to work in technology innovation as he believes it is a crucial part of combating the climate crisis. He can often be found running round North London.