.about-visual-slider {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 360px;
  border-radius: 0 0 120px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-visual-slide {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease;
}

.about-visual-slide.active {
  opacity: 1;
}

.about-visual-dots {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 16px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.about-visual-dot {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.56);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: width 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.about-visual-dot:hover {
  opacity: 0.95;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.76);
}

.about-visual-dot.active {
  width: 24px;
  background: #fff;
}

.about-body-heading {
  align-self: stretch;
}

.about-body-heading .about-body-title {
  position: sticky;
  top: 110px;
}

.timeline-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 92px 0 84px;
  background: #080309;
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.timeline-section .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.timeline-animated-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 20%, rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.15) 0%, transparent 40%),
  radial-gradient(circle at 90% 80%, rgba(255, 0, 128, 0.2) 0%, transparent 50%),
  radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(74, 30, 70, 0.4) 0%, transparent 80%), #080309;
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  animation: waveBG 15s ease infinite;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.timeline-head {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.timeline-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96);
}

.timeline-slider {
  --timeline-gap: 22px;
  --timeline-per-view: 4;
  --timeline-fade: 108px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.timeline-track {
  display: grid;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  grid-auto-columns: calc((100% - (var(--timeline-gap) * (var(--timeline-per-view) - 1))) / var(--timeline-per-view));
  gap: var(--timeline-gap);
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}

.timeline-slider.has-next {
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0%, #000 calc(100% - var(--timeline-fade)), transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0%, #000 calc(100% - var(--timeline-fade)), transparent 100%);
}

.timeline-item {
  min-height: 260px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  padding: 10px 8px 12px 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.timeline-date {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #c89cff;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d7b7ff 0%, #a770ff 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(125, 69, 124, 0.35);
}

.timeline-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.25vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.94);
}

.timeline-controls {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.timeline-arrow {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
  font-size: 20px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.timeline-arrow:hover {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
}

.timeline-arrow:disabled {
  opacity: 0.34;
  cursor: default;
}

.team-section {
  padding: 56px 0 120px;
  background: #efeff2;
  border-top: 1px solid #e2e2e8;
}

.partners-strip-light {
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid #ececf2;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ececf2;
  padding: 26px 0 20px;
}

.partners-strip-light .micro-label {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: none;
  color: #151327;
}

.partners-bar-light {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.partners-bar-track-light {
  --partner-slot: 250px;
  --partner-count: 36;
  --partner-shift: 18;
  display: flex;
  width: calc(var(--partner-slot) * var(--partner-count));
  animation: partnersScrollLight 52s linear infinite;
}

.partners-bar-light:hover .partners-bar-track-light {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.partners-item-light {
  width: var(--partner-slot);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.3);
  opacity: 0.44;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
}

.partners-item-light:hover {
  opacity: 0.82;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.16);
}

.partners-item-light img {
  height: 22px;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 180px;
  transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.partners-item-light img[alt="Builder"]    { height: 18px; max-width: 165px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="BioTechUSA"] { height: 19px; max-width: 160px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="4DSoft"]     { height: 36px; max-width: 140px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="StarSchema"] { height: 25px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="Inovivo"]    { height: 23px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="Startis"]    { height: 23px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="Abesse"]     { height: 21px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="Agropark"]   { height: 31px; }
.partners-item-light img[alt="Hesters"]    { height: 22px; }

@keyframes partnersScrollLight {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(calc(-1 * var(--partner-slot) * var(--partner-shift))); }
}

.founders-showcase {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(320px, 0.9fr);
  gap: 32px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(125, 69, 124, 0.34), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #080513 0%, #100c24 48%, #18071d 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 32px 80px rgba(11, 7, 27, 0.26);
}

.founders-showcase::before {
  content: "\201C";
  position: absolute;
  left: 22px;
  top: 6px;
  font-size: clamp(140px, 18vw, 230px);
  line-height: 0.8;
  color: rgba(125, 69, 124, 0.16);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.founders-copy,
.founders-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.founders-copy {
  max-width: 720px;
  padding-left: clamp(20px, 4vw, 72px);
}

.founders-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ff9b38;
}

.founders-lead {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
}

.founders-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  align-self: center;
}

.founder-card {
  padding: 0;
}

.founder-photo {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #ddd;
}

.founder-name {
  margin: 18px 0 6px;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.6vw, 26px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: #fff;
}

.founder-role {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
}

.section-intro {
  font-size: 21px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  max-width: 860px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.career-media {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
  border-radius: 0 120px 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 340px;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  animation: fadeUp 0.7s ease 0.12s forwards;
}

@media (max-width: 1060px) {
  .about-body-heading .about-body-title { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-visual-slider { height: 280px; border-radius: 0 0 86px 0; }
  .timeline-section { padding: 76px 0 68px; }
  .timeline-head { margin-bottom: 34px; }
  .timeline-slider { --timeline-per-view: 2; }
  .timeline-item { min-height: 228px; }
  .team-section { padding: 44px 0 92px; }
  .partners-strip-light { padding: 22px 0 18px; }
  .founders-showcase { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .founders-copy { padding-left: 44px; }
  .career-media { border-radius: 0 88px 0 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .partners-bar-track-light { --partner-slot: 210px; }
  .about-visual-slider { height: 236px; border-radius: 0 0 68px 0; }
  .timeline-slider { --timeline-gap: 16px; --timeline-per-view: 1; --timeline-fade: 72px; }
  .timeline-item { min-height: 200px; padding-left: 14px; }
  .timeline-controls { margin-top: 20px; }
  .founders-showcase { padding: 24px 20px; border-radius: 0; }
  .founders-showcase::before { left: 10px; top: 12px; font-size: 120px; }
  .founders-copy { padding-left: 20px; }
  .founders-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
  .founder-name { margin: 12px 0 4px; font-size: 18px; }
  .founder-role { font-size: 13px; }
  .career-media { border-radius: 0 68px 0 0; }
}