Our History

2014

The company was established using IP from collaboration with Kary Mullis, PhD and seed investment.

2015

Laboratories at Discovery Park, Kent were established and the name Centauri Therapeutics adopted. Research using Alphamer® technology started and staff numbers soon grew.

2016

Centauri established a joint venture company, Avvinity Therapeutics, with Horizon Discovery to undertake oncology research using the Alphamer® technology.

2018

Centauri was awarded an Innovate UK grant for £1.3m to undertake anti-infectives research using the Alphamer® technology

2019

Centauri was awarded a CARB-X grant for $1.4m to undertake anti-infectives research using the Alphamer® technology

2022

Centauri secured its Series A investment, moved its laboratory to Alderley Park, Cheshire and was awarded a second CARB-X grant for $2.7m to undertake anti-infectives research using the Alphamer® technology.