Overview
Gill Scheltjens is CEO of D-CRBN, an Antwerp-based cleantech company focused on carbon removal and sustainability solutions for industry.
Gill Scheltjens is the co-founder and CEO of D-CRBN, a position he has held since April 2021. He is based in Antwerp.
Before founding D-CRBN, he was technical director at Molecular Plasma Group from September 2017 to December 2022, and prior to that an R&D engineer at Everlam NV from May 2016 to August 2017 and an R&D professional at VITO from November 2014 to April 2016. Earlier in his career he completed internships at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson in 2006 and at Evonik in 2005.
Scheltjens was a doctoral researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel from September 2009 to October 2014, and received his PhD there in 2015 with a thesis on structure-processing-property relationships in plasma deposited films. He holds a master's degree in civil engineering, chemistry from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, a master's degree in industrial engineering, chemistry from Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry and process technology from AP Hogeschool Antwerpen.
Career history
In the news
- Some people don’t just talk about change, they make it happen. Marte Greefs has one of the biggest blue hearts I know, and her passion for protecting our oceans is truly inspiring. Proud to support the mission of Go Ocean. 💙🌊 Let’s GO. 😎💪🏼
- Heerlijk toch, die Nederlandse “alles is mogelijk” mentaliteit! Het is die fighting spirit die we meer nodig hebben in Europa! Hartelijk dank voor de inspiratie Reinier Grimbergen , Pieter Imhof en Wim Raaijen at LINQS BACK! Let’s do this. 🇧🇪🤝🏼🇳🇱
- As you can see in the picture below, raising Series A funds is not exactly a walk in the park… 😅🔨 But if I had to do it all over again, I would not hesitate for a second. Building D-CRBN with this team, our investors, and our partners is worth every bit of it. Onwards. 🚀
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