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ANNA VYBORNOVA

Anna has a MSc in bioengineering from EPFL and brings to the team her operational experience in medtech and pharma. She was the first employee of a startup, where she led a team of engineers and doctors to bring a new consumer medical device to the European market. She has published multiple academic papers and holds 2 patents.

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DR HENRY BLEST

Henry has a PhD in medical sciences from the University of Oxford and over the past 5 years has investigated the biology of both HIV and herpes simplex virus. He discovered herpes viruses prevent cGAMP transport. Additionally, he holds a joint honour’s degree in chemistry and brings practical experience and a network within the STI field to the team.

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HANNY AMIN

As the Social Media Marketing and Community Building Manager, she supercharges brand awareness, elevates the brand, and helps reach future customers. She co-founded Klub Verboten, which has since become the most highly regarded and respected fetish community in London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. She built a community of over 90,000 people from the ground up and is notorious for knowing practically everyone in sex-positive spaces. A design and content creation rockstar, she understands better than anyone how to market and reach customers in taboo spaces.

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DR PANTELITSA DIMITRIOU

Completed her PhD in Engineering at Cardiff University and her research focused on producing in-vitro platforms applicable to cancer screening and synthetic biology. To achieve this, she applied tools such as 3D-printing, microfluidics, artificial membranes and hydrogel-based 3D tissue cultures. Shortly after, she joined the Department of Chemistry at King’s College London where she explored the combination of droplet-microfluidics, multiple emulsions and hydrogels in the formation of artificial bacterial cell envelopes. Pantelitsa joined Polari Labs in October 2025 as an R&D Scientist and brings her expertise in hydrogels, microfluidics and bioengineering.

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PARIS PATIENCE

Paris obtained a MSci in Biochemistry from UCL, where she worked within a single-molecule biophysics group tackling unknowns within genomic processes using optical tweezers. She joined FabricNano in 2022, developing a varied skillset in high-throughput process design, process automation and product development, with specialist knowledge in enzyme immobilisation. Paris managed pilot-scale production and cross-functional research campaigns across enzyme class and immobilisation chemistry. Paris now brings her experience in product innovation and optimisation to the Polari Labs mission.

ALIESHA PEDRO

Aliesha holds a BSc in Psychology and is CIPD Level 5 certified. She brings extensive experience building People, Culture, and Operations functions in Seed to Series C startups, helping teams scale. From leading talent strategy and culture initiatives to streamlining operational processes, she now applies her expertise to support Polari Labs in building strong, high-performing teams and efficient processes.

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