Dharmjeet Madhav received his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Polymer Science and Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and subsequently obtained an Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Membrane Engineering with a specialization in Nanotechnology through studies at the University of Montpellier, KU Leuven, the University of Zaragoza, and the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Technology at KU Leuven and is currently a Research Associate at the Surface and Interface Engineered Materials (SIEM) research group, KU Leuven, Belgium. His research focuses on membrane technology, sustainable materials, carbon capture & utilization, resource recovery, batteries, fuel cells, and advanced separation processes.

He is also the founder and director of Aardive BV, a Belgian science-to-technology start-up focused on translating research innovations into industrial solutions. Aardive BV leads prototype development, including process engineering and integration of interdisciplinary technologies, validation at TRL 4 under simulated conditions, and demonstration at TRL 5–6 using real industrial streams. The company also supports life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic assessment (TEA), intellectual property management, exploitation planning, business case development, and can act as a technology off-taker.

Aardive BV participates in publicly and privately funded research projects and supports partner identification, consortium building, proposal development, and exploitation planning for projects related to sustainable materials, advanced separations, green energy, batteries, carbon capture, resource recovery, circular economy solutions, and industrial decarbonization.