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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Catalyst Network — Archive (2017–2026)</title>
<meta name="description"
content="Catalyst Network was a fair-launch, decentralization-first blockchain project developed from 2017 to 2026. This site is an archive of what was designed and built: the node, wallet, block explorer, faucet, SDK, research and more.">
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<div class=" wrap" id="about">
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<div class="archive-notice">
📦 <strong>This project is no longer active.</strong> Catalyst Network was developed between 2017
and 2026. This site is kept online as a historical record of what was designed and built — the
node, the wallet, the explorer, the research, and the people behind it.
<a href="#story">Why we stopped ↓</a>
</div>
<div class="wrapper-inner">
<h1 class="start__title title title--white">
Blockchain as <span class="green bold">It Was Meant</span> to Be
</h1>
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<div class="about__content">
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data-aos-duration="800"><img src="static/images/about-1.png"></div>
<div class="about__info">
<h3 class="about__caption">STORAGE</h3>
<div class="about__text">
<p>Integrated distributed file storage for NFTs, Metaverse assets and other files
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="about__block flex about__block--reverse">
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data-aos-duration="800"><img src="static/images/about-2.png"></div>
<div class="about__info">
<h3 class="about__caption">COMPUTE</h3>
<div class="about__text">
<p>
EVM compatibility and multi-runtime support, letting developers use familiar
tools and languages
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="about__block flex">
<div class="about__img" data-aos="zoom-out-down" data-aos-delay="800"
data-aos-duration="800"><img src="static/images/about-3.png"></div>
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<h3 class="about__caption">DEMOCRACY</h3>
<div class="about__text">
<p>
Rewarding computational effort fairly, by using collaborative rather than
competitive consensus
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="about__right">
<h2 class="about__title title title--white">Returning to blockchain's founding principles</h2>
<div class="about__text about__text--white">
<p>
The blockchain industry had drifted from its founding principles.
<p>
<p>
What began as a movement to democratize finance had evolved into systems that
recreate the very exclusivity they sought to replace.
</p>
<p>
Some would say it's rich online virtual worlds, gaming, entertainment and some day the
full Ready Player One experience.
</p>
<p>
Catalyst Network set out to return blockchain to its roots through concrete technical
innovations, aiming to prove that true decentralization isn't just an ideal — it's an
achievable reality.
</p>
</div>
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src="static/images/mission2.png">
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<h3 class="mission__caption title">Catalyst Network</h3>
<h2 class="mission__title title title--white">A protocol bridging Web2 and Web3</h2>
<div class="mission__block" data-text="Mission">
<h3 class="mission__caption">Mission</h3>
<div class="mission__text">
<p>
To build a blockchain that returned to the founding principles of this industry.
Fairness, decentralisation and inclusion.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mission__block" data-text="Vision">
<h3 class="mission__caption">Vision</h3>
<div class="mission__text">
<p>
The vision was a world where blockchain would be accessible to everyone, regardless
of wealth or geography. A world where anyone could contribute to the network and be
rewarded for their efforts.
</p>
</div>
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<div class="mission__block" data-text="Testnet">
<h3 class="mission__caption">Testnet</h3>
<div class="mission__text">
<p>
We ran a public test network with nodes in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
</p>
</div>
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<div class="start__button flex-center">
<a href="https://github.com/orgs/catalyst-network/projects/2" target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer" class="button button--green">
<b>Original development plan</b>
</a>
</div>
<div class="start__button flex-center">
<a href="https://docs.catalystnet.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
class="button button--green">
<b>Docs</b>
</a>
</div>
<p style="font-size:0.85rem;opacity:0.8;margin:0.75rem 0 0;">
The testnet block explorer and faucet were live services during development and have since
been taken offline — see the <a href="#built" style="color:#16ac9f;">What Was Built</a>
section below for screenshots of what they looked like.
</p>
<div class="mission__block mission__block--research" data-text="Research">
<h3 class="mission__caption">Research</h3>
<div class="mission__text">
<div class="start__button flex-center">
<a href="https://catalystnet.org/media/IntroductionToCatalystNetwork.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="button button--green">
<b>Introduction (PDF)</b>
</a>
</div>
<div class="start__button flex-center">
<a href="https://catalystnet.org/media/CatalystConsensusPaper.pdf" target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer" class="button button--green">
<b>Consensus paper (PDF)</b>
</a>
</div>
<div class="start__button flex-center">
<a href="https://catalystnet.org/media/CatalystNetworkSecurityConsiderations.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="button button--green">
<b>Security considerations (PDF)</b>
</a>
</div>
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</section>
<section id="story" class="solution-section">
<div class="container">
<h2 class="section-title text-center">Why this became an archive</h2>
<div style="max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;">
<p>
Catalyst Network was in active development for several years. In 2026 we made the decision to
stop.
</p>
<p>
Running a public, multi-region testnet is expensive to keep online indefinitely, and there were
persistent operational problems that made it harder to justify continuing. Even a finished
product would have meant competing for users and validators against blockchain networks with far
larger teams, treasuries and established communities than we had.
</p>
<p>
Rather than let the work quietly disappear, we've turned this site into a permanent record of
what we set out to build, what we actually shipped, and who built it — in case it's useful, or
inspires someone building something similar.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="principles" class="solution-section" style="background:#f8f9fa;">
<div class="container">
<h2 class="section-title text-center">Principles</h2>
<p class="text-center" style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto;">
Catalyst was designed so decentralisation would be the default outcome, and so using it would feel
like normal internet software—not “crypto”.
</p>
<div class="feature-grid">
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="200" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">🖱️</div>
<h3>One‑click participation</h3>
<p>Anyone should be able to install, run a node, and be a full participant—without specialist
hardware or knowledge.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="300" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">👛</div>
<h3>Wallets without key‑jargon</h3>
<p>Everyday users shouldn’t have to think about mnemonics, private keys, or custody mechanics to
use the network safely.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="400" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">🧰</div>
<h3>Web2‑native building</h3>
<p>Builders should be able to deploy dApps and services using familiar web2 workflows, languages,
and tooling.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">🫥</div>
<h3>Invisible infrastructure</h3>
<p>To users, Catalyst should fade into the background—like infrastructure behind everyday mobile
and cloud apps.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">⚖️</div>
<h3>Equal first class citizens</h3>
<p>Catalyst was for everyday users, web2 and web3 builders and AI agents as equal first class
citizens.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">🙊</div>
<h3>Catalyst? What's that?</h3>
<p>Most Catalyst users should love their apps and never hear the term Catalyst, just like Office
users don't hear Azure or Hypervisor.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="problem" class="problem-section">
<div class="container">
<h2 class="section-title text-center">Blockchain's Centralization Crisis</h2>
<p class="text-center" style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 2rem;">
This was the problem Catalyst set out to solve.
</p>
<div class="feature-grid">
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">💰</div>
<h3>Ethereum Proof-of-Stake</h3>
<p>Requires <strong>32 ETH</strong> to run a validator. Systems that promised open participation
can end up requiring significant wealth to participate</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">⛏️</div>
<h3>Bitcoin Mining</h3>
<p>Dominated by industrial farms with <strong>million-dollar ASIC investments</strong>.
Individual miners can no longer compete.</p>
</div>
<div class="feature-card" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<div class="feature-icon">🐋</div>
<h3>DeFi Governance</h3>
<p>Often controlled by <strong>token whales and venture capital</strong>. Token-weighted voting
can concentrate decision-making power into a small number of hands.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="stats-section">
<div class="container">
<h3>The Mathematical Reality of Centralization</h3>
<div class="stats-grid">
<div class="stat-item" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<h3>Concentration</h3>
<p>Staking pools and custodians can accumulate a large share of validation power</p>
</div>
<div class="stat-item" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<h3>Scale effects</h3>
<p>Industrial mining can outcompete individuals through economies of scale</p>
</div>
<div class="stat-item" data-aos="flip-left" data-aos-delay="500" data-aos-duration="800">
<h3>Wealth ≠ voice</h3>
<p>Token-based governance often equates wealth with influence</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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</section>
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<h2 class="subscribe__title title green">Where the community gathered</h2>
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<h2 class="title title--center features__title">Features</h2>
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How Catalyst's technology was designed to work.
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<h3>Collaborative Consensus</h3>
<p>
Unlike competitive mining or wealth-based staking, our collaborative consensus
rewards work over wealth. No computational puzzles, no token requirements—just
meaningful contribution to the network.
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<h3>Multi-Runtime Architecture</h3>
<p>
Break free from single-language constraints. Deploy Ethereum contracts, Solana
programs, or native code—all on the same network. Choose the best environment for
your application.
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<h3>Web2 Integration Bridge</h3>
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Make blockchain accessible to millions of existing developers. Our service bus
treated blockchain events like any message queue—no Web3 expertise required.
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<h3>1. Construction Phase</h3>
<p>
All producer nodes build candidate ledger updates from the transaction pool. No
computational puzzles or token requirements.
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<h3>2. Campaigning Phase</h3>
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Nodes propose their candidate updates to peers. Majority agreement emerges through
mathematical comparison.
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<h3>3. Voting Phase</h3>
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Nodes vote on the most popular candidate. Requires supermajority (>67%) for
consensus, weighted by contribution history.
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<h3>4. Synchronization Phase</h3>
<p>
Final ledger update distributed across network. All nodes update their local state
and rewards are distributed.
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<h2 class="section-title">The Fair Launch Plan</h2>
<p style="font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; opacity: 0.85;">
As designed — Catalyst never reached a public mainnet launch.
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<p style="font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 3rem;">Merit-based distribution that put work over wealth</p>
<p style="font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 3rem;">
Catalyst was designed so you wouldn't have to buy tokens to start participating: KAT would be issued
on published schedules, and eligible waiting workers could accrue non-transferable fee credits
(capped) to pay their own transaction fees—separate from liquid KAT rewards. There was no premine in
the default genesis configuration.
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Humans and automation (including AI agents running infrastructure) would follow the same consensus
and tokenomics rules—AI agents could self fund their own on-chain transactions.
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<h3>0 KAT</h3>
<p>Tokens planned in circulation at launch</p>
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<h3>No Pre-allocation</h3>
<p>Or insider advantages</p>
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<h3>Open Participation</h3>
<p>Regardless of geography or wealth</p>
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<h3>Work-based Rewards</h3>
<p>Through network contribution</p>
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<h3 style="margin: 3rem 0 1rem;">Launch Phases</h3>
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<h3>Phase 1: Genesis Launch (Month 1-3)</h3>
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<li>0 KAT tokens in circulation</li>
<li>Open source node software released</li>
<li>Anyone can run a node and start earning</li>
<li>Rewards: 100% from network inflation</li>
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<h3>Phase 2: Transaction Economy (Month 3-12)</h3>
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<li>Users begin transacting, generating fees</li>
<li>Validators earn inflation rewards + transaction fees</li>
<li>Service providers enter the ecosystem</li>
<li>Economic activity drives token utility</li>
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<h3>Phase 3: Self-Sustaining Network (Year 1+)</h3>
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<li>Transaction fees cover most validator costs</li>
<li>Inflation rate adjusts based on network needs</li>
<li>Rich ecosystem of applications and services</li>
<li>Global, distributed validator set</li>
</ul>
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None of these phases were reached before development stopped.
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<h2 class="section-title text-center">How Catalyst Was Designed to Compare</h2>
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A comparison of launch models, as designed. Catalyst's row reflects the intended mechanism, not
deployed, at-scale results.
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<td><strong>ICO/Token Sale</strong></td>
<td>Concentrated among buyers</td>
<td><span class="cross">High (wealth-based)</span></td>
<td><span class="cross">High (securities)</span></td>
<td><span class="cross">Low (requires capital)</span></td>
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<td><strong>Pre-mine</strong></td>
<td>Team/investor allocation</td>
<td><span class="cross">Very High</span></td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td><span class="cross">Very Low</span></td>
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<td><strong>PoW Launch</strong></td>
<td>Miners with hardware</td>
<td>Medium (hardware costs)</td>
<td><span class="check">Low (no sale)</span></td>
<td>Medium (hardware barrier)</td>
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<td><strong>PoS Launch</strong></td>
<td>Stakers with tokens</td>
<td><span class="cross">High (wealth-based)</span></td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td><span class="cross">Low (token requirement)</span></td>
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<td>Merit-based earning</td>
<td><span class="check">Low (work-based)</span></td>
<td><span class="check">Low (no sale)</span></td>
<td><span class="check">High (open participation)</span></td>
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<h2 class="section-title text-center">What Was Built</h2>
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Real, working software — not just a whitepaper. Every link below goes to the actual source code.
</p>
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<h3>Node (Rust)</h3>
<p>The core node implementation — collaborative consensus, EVM runtime, and networking, written
in Rust and designed to run without expensive hardware or large token stakes.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-node-rust">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Wallet</h3>
<img src="static/images/wallet-ui.png" alt="Catalyst testnet wallet, February 2026"
style="width:100%;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:1rem;">
<p style="font-size:0.8rem;opacity:0.7;margin-top:-0.75rem;">The testnet wallet, February 2026</p>
<p>A greenfield web wallet for the Catalyst testnet (Vite + React), also packaged as a Chrome
extension. Keys are stored locally in an encrypted vault.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/web_wallet">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Block Explorer</h3>
<img src="static/images/blockexplorer.jpg" alt="Catalyst testnet explorer, February 2026"
style="width:100%;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:1rem;">
<p style="font-size:0.8rem;opacity:0.7;margin-top:-0.75rem;">The testnet explorer, February 2026</p>
<p>A modern explorer and indexer for the network — browse deltas (Catalyst's term for blocks),
transactions, and accounts.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/block-explorer">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Faucet</h3>
<p>A hosted testnet faucet for getting KAT to experiment with — request funds, then send a
transaction in the wallet or explorer.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-faucet-web">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>SDK</h3>
<p>A TypeScript SDK and tools for deploying and interacting with EVM smart contracts on Catalyst,
using CTX2 transactions.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-sdk">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Identity Contracts</h3>
<p>Standalone EVM contracts providing NEAR-style human-readable identities, designed for Catalyst
wallets and nodes that can only read raw EVM storage.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-identity-contracts">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Docs</h3>
<p>The public documentation hub for operators, wallet users, and builders — protocol and RPC
reference included.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-docs">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3>Research</h3>
<p>Open research notes and proofs of concept, including a 51%-attack analysis and a
producer-selection proof of concept.</p>
<a class="project-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
href="https://github.com/catalyst-network/Research">View on GitHub</a>
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<h3 class="team__name">Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall</h3>
<p class="team__position">Co-founder, CEO & CTO</p>
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<p class="team__text">Darren has more than 20 years of experience in the software
engineering and technology industry working at Microsoft, BAE systems. He is
a Member of the British Computer Society as well as a Certified Ethical
Hacker, Certified Network Defence Architect and Certified Blockchain
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<h3 class="team__name">Chris Justice</h3>
<p class="team__position">Co-founder, President & COO</p>
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<p class="team__text">Chris has over 30 years’ experience in finance and as an
entrepreneur, including as CEO of an Internet-focused media and advertising
company that he led from start-up to NASDAQ IPO. Prior to co-founding Atlas
City with Darren and the team, Chris was COO and Head of Europe for Janus
Capital International & then Head of Distribution Initiatives for investors.<span
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<h3 class="team__name">Joseph Christopherson</h3>
<p class="team__position">Co-founder, CMO</p>
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<p class="team__text">Joe has a Masters degree in Architecture and Urban Design
from one of Europe’s highest ranked schools. Although Joe has a
design-focused background, he has always been passionate about technology
and has studied computer science. He won runner-up prizes for numerous
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<h3 class="team__name">Robin Hudson</h3>
<p class="team__position">Co-Founder</p>
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<h3 class="team__name">Pauline Bernat</h3>
<p class="team__position">Research and Development Manager</p>
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