To clean and

decarbonise the air

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WE ARE CATAGEN

Built on bright minds with a bold vision

The team have set new standards in emissions aftertreatment testing and development

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2007

True forward thinking

Dr Andrew J Woods completes PhD in ‘Ageing and characterisation of Automotive Catalysts’

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2010

The journey begins

CATAGEN Limited is incorporated

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2012

From research to real world

Successful spin out exit from Queen’s University Belfast.
First generation LabCat test machine operational
First LabCat machines sold to 2 Automotive Manufacturers

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2013

Commercial innovation

MaxCat machine (2nd Generation) designed, built and operational. CATAGEN establishes headquarters in Titanic Quarter, Belfast

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2014-16

A strategic approach

Intensive research and development. Commitment to correlation studies with leading catalyst manufacturers and OEMs

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2017

Design for communication

Successful service business model launched and new positioning and rebrand

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2018

A world first

3rd Generation Omega machine launched and test capacity increased by 500%. Customer Acquisition of world leading vehicle OEMs

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2019

A new and sustainable future

CATAGEN facility acquires Vehicle Certification Authority Agency approval. Leading the revolution within the catalyst ageing sector

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2020

Formal recognition

Awarded Innovate UK Future Leaders Fellowship Award. Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards – CATAGEN the No.1 fastest growing company in Northern Ireland and No.2 overall in Ireland

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2021

Growth & Scaling

Opening of 2nd facility to support growth and scaling. Additional world leading capability – Worldwide Harmonised Light-duty vehicle test cycle WLTC / World Motorcycle Test Cycle

OUR VALUES

ONE CATAGEN

We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ working across boundaries, holding each other accountable and working as a cohesive team

FEARLESS

We challenge ourselves to push beyond what we think is possible by taking risks and learning new skills.

CUSTOMER OBSESSED

We actively engage, listen and learn from our customers, making it easy to work with us. We deliver solutions in a timely and accurate manner.

ECONOMICALLY DRIVEN

We’re ambitious in our ‘financial goals’ whilst being prudent with resources. We respect that we are a corporate business whose first goal is to be financially secure and to grow and identify new opportunities.

SUSTAINABILITY

We built CATAGEN ‘to clean and decarbonise the air’, to impact climate change through the development of innovative Net Zero Technologies

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our People

Work-life balance – Day one flexible working hours
Private health insurance (medical and dental)
Bonus Scheme
Learning and Development opportunities up to PhD level
Team lunch on Fridays
2 Annual employee team building days

Our Environment

SQSTR – displacing CO2 – >500 trees planted annually
COP26 – speaking at Arctic Basecamp
Influencing – Belfast City Deal / Belfast Climate Commissioner, hosted Mayors from Dublin, Belfast, Manchester and Liverpool, invited to speak on panels on Net Zero and climate change

Our Community

Volunteering – Young Enterprise, Catalyst (NI Science Park) to encourage young people into STEM careers, Women in Business Mentoring, Queen’s University STEM conference, Catalyst Generation Innovation programmes.
Fundraising – Supporting employees’ charity fundraising
Education – working with local universities to provide real research projects for students