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Harshad Velankar

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Chief Scientific Officer at altM
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Harshad Velankar is the Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at altM, leading research on sustainable biomaterials. With a PhD and over 20 years of experience at institutions like HPCL, he is an expert in transforming biomass into valuable products. Colleagues describe him as innovative, hardworking, and professional.

He is an inventor with multiple patents in the fields of bioremediation and biofuel production from his extensive experience in industrial R&D.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Scientific Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Biomass Valorization
His career focuses on converting agricultural waste into valuable products, turning "yesterday’s waste, tomorrow’s wonder" into a practical reality at altM.
Deep Tech Scale-Up
He emphasizes moving innovations from the lab to industrial reactors, focusing on "real chemistry, real scale, and finally, real, tangible progress" for commercial application.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Chief Scientific Officer
altM
9-2023 - 4-2024
Vice President, Research And Development
altM
8-2020 - 9-2023
Chief Manager, Bioprocessing
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
8-2017 - 8-2020
Senior Manager and Group Head
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
8-2014 - 8-2017
Manager, Bioprocessing
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
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Education
PhD
University of Mumbai
Masters & PhD
Pune University
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