# Oshiorenoya Agabi

> Oshiorenoya Eghierua Agabi, known as Osh, is a Lagos-born physicist, computational neuroscientist, bioengineer and founder of Koniku. His work combines engineered biological cells with electronics to develop smell-processing systems. His career spans physics studies in Nigeria and Sweden, robotics and research in Switzerland, bioengineering research at Imperial College London, and building a California company whose collaborators include Airbus.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Koniku
- **Organizations:** Koniku, Neuronics AG, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, GESDA Anticipation Committee
- **From:** Lagos, Nigeria
- **Nationality:** Nigerian-Swiss-American (as described in his public biography)
- **Education:** BSc in Physics, University of Lagos, Master’s in Physics, Umeå University, Doctoral studies in physics and neuroscience, ETH Zurich, Doctoral studies in bioengineering and computational neuroscience, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Koniku’s team won $10,000 in the business plan competition and $2,000 in the elevator pitch competition at the 2015 MIT Global Startup Workshop., Founded Koniku during his doctoral research at Imperial College London., Co-authored the 2017 Neuron paper on robotic automation of two-photon targeted whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Completed undergraduate physics studies at the University of Lagos.
- **2002** — Began working at Neuronics in Switzerland on robotics and learning algorithms.
- **2005** — Completed a master’s degree in physics at Umeå University.
- **2011** — Moved to Imperial College London for bioengineering research.
- **2015** — Led Koniku while a doctoral student; the team won the MIT Global Startup Workshop business plan and elevator pitch competitions.
- **2016** — Discussed neuron-based computing and Koniku’s commercial plans in an IndieBio interview.
- **2017** — Presented Koniku Kore at TEDGlobal in Tanzania; Koniku began its Airbus cooperation.
- **2019** — Spoke at DLD Munich and DLD Singapore about biological computing and sensing.
- **2022** — Koniku and Airbus announced an expanded aviation-security collaboration.
- **2025** — Koniku was named an inaugural member of Oracle’s defense ecosystem; Agabi shared a smell-technology demonstration at an Accenture-hosted event.

## Achievements

- Koniku’s team won $10,000 in the business plan competition and $2,000 in the elevator pitch competition at the 2015 MIT Global Startup Workshop.
- Founded Koniku during his doctoral research at Imperial College London.
- Co-authored the 2017 Neuron paper on robotic automation of two-photon targeted whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology.
- Led a company that entered an Airbus cooperation agreement in 2017 and expanded that collaboration in 2022.
- Koniku was included in Oracle’s inaugural defense ecosystem in June 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Oracle named Koniku among the inaugural members of the Oracle Defense Ecosystem.
- **2025-07** — Agabi shared a LinkedIn post describing a smell-technology demonstration at an Accenture-hosted event in Washington, DC.
- **2025-10** — Oracle again identified Koniku as an inaugural ecosystem member when announcing a second cohort.

## Links

- Website: https://koniku.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agabi/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11