A synthesis of the bisindole alkaloid lysiformine is reported. The heterocyclic skeleton of the natural product was assembled from a kojic acid-derived pyridine using iterative Suzuki coupling and reductive alkylation reactions. The NMR spectroscopic data of the synthetic sample was in excellent agreement to the natural product, confirming that lysiformine is a rare example of a marine natural product harbouring a 3-hydroxypyridine.