About Life Scientific
Who are we and how did we get here?
Foundation and Early Development
1996Foundation and Early Development
1996
Life Scientific is born! We were established as a contract research and development company on the campus of University College Dublin, Belfield, leveraging access to top scientific talent.
Our First Award
2009Our First Award
2009
Nicola Mitchell, the founder and CEO of two life sciences companies, Life Scientific (that's us!) and BioScientific Diagnostics is presented with the NovaUCD 2009 Innovat
Strategic Pivot
2010Strategic Pivot
2010
Life Scientific transitions from contract research to developing and registering its own portfolio of crop protection products.
Invivo Partnership
2015Invivo Partnership
2015
Agricultural powerhouse, InVivo, likes what we are up to and InVivo Formally Signs Agreement to Acquire 50% Stake in Life Scientific.
Hello, World! International Expansion
2016Hello, World! International Expansion
2016
Life Scientific expands its product registrations beyond Europe into new markets, including North and South America.
Supply Chain
2019Supply Chain
2019
Life Scientific sets up their own supply chain to sell directly to distributors starting in France, Germany and Spain.
Recognition and More Growth
2020Recognition and More Growth
2020
Nicola Mitchell, founder and CEO of Life Scientific, is honored with the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, acknowledging her leadership and the company's success.
Milestone: Life Scientific employs over 70 people and generates more than €60 million in annual revenue.
Product Portfolio Expansion
2023Product Portfolio Expansion
2023Life Scientific achieves a significant milestone with 99 active ingredients registered in 16 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, UK, USA. (Listed in alphabetical order, not in order of favorites—because we love all our countries equally.)

Classified Update
2024Classified Update
2024Shhhhh....We did something big in 2024 that's still under wraps. Stay tuned for an announcement soon!

Integrated Team
2025Integrated Team
2025
Today we have almost 100 team members in 12 different divisions including dedicated teams in supply chain, regulatory science, regulatory affairs, product development and more!
Reverse engineeered and reimagined! Premium off-patent crop protection made accessible for your farm's bottom line. No secrets, just science.