National Institute of Agricultural Botany

NIAB is an independent research organization headquartered in Cambridge, with sites across the UK, combining applied crop research with certification, advisory, and contract R&D for industry. Companies engage through co-located labs and glasshouses, a national network of replicated field trials, and a year-round demonstration farm for evaluation and private pilots. Service units provide seed and variety testing, quality assurance, and bespoke studies, while an industry-facing incubator and flexible pilot plots help move concepts to pre-commercial validation. Research is supported by competitive UK funding, including UKRI programs, alongside contract work, and a business development and IP team manages agreements, licensing, and trial confidentiality.