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Dr Andrew Woods

Andrew has overall responsibility for the management of CATAGEN, having founded the business and successfully spun it out from Queen’s University, Belfast (“QUB”). He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Automotive Catalysis which led to the development of the CATAGEN business, based on the technology originally developed at QUB. At QUB, he collaborated with Professor Roy Douglas to create a new and much more cost effective and accurate means of testing emissions control devices (catalytic converters), the primary purpose of which is to clean up the combustion process that comes from an engine. After spin out from QUB, CATAGEN initially sold test equipment to two of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers. However, Dr Woods followed this by leading a significant R&D project to develop the technology for larger scale applications. In 2017 he launched a winning service-based business model and the company has experienced rapid growth ever since. Catagen was named by Deloitte in the Technology Fast 50 Awards for 2019 and 2020 as one of the fastest growing businesses on the island of Ireland. CATAGEN was the only company in Northern Ireland represented on Technation’s Net Zero Cohort in 2022. Andrew’s vision for the business is to create a world leading and unique Emissions Data Centre - the overall purpose of which is to clean and decarbonise the air and minimise carbon impact on our environment. This expertise is now leading to the development of new Net Zero Technologies to further reduce emissions including the production of green hydrogen, e-fuels, carbon capture and compression technologies and a personalised emissions data platform that will track the emissions pollution created by a user’s vehicle. www.catagen.com