"Every day is an opportunity to do things better."

The desire for knowledge, the courage to take on challenges, and the ability to stand by my values and goals have accompanied me throughout my life. For more than 25 years I have been active in the global market for membrane technologies and modern solutions for water treatment, purification, and recycling, as well as for industrial solutions.

I am a graduate of the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, and throughout my career I have had the opportunity to participate in research, development, and management of technology companies. One of my key milestones was the establishment of the Membrane Innovation Centre MemBrain in Stráž pod Ralskem, which is one of Europe's top centres in membrane technologies and connects research with practical industrial applications.

I work on a long-term basis with world-class experts in the field, and I believe innovation is only truly meaningful when it can be applied in practice. I am also the author of several patents and many specialist publications in the field of membrane and separation technologies.

In 2019, I founded the company New Water Group. My motivation was to bring my many years of expert and managerial experience into a company that combines the energy of the young generation with top-tier engineering and the latest technological trends, including intelligent control of technological processes leveraging AI. From this idea a technology start-up and the vision were born — the vision of Membrane Intelligent Technologies MINT, which today, thanks to its own innovation efforts, offers top-tier solutions for efficient and sustainable water management. The fact that New Water Group is on the right track is confirmed by the award Innovative Company of the Ústí Region 2021, where the company received 1st place in the category of small and medium-sized enterprises.

I believe that even in the Czech Republic it is possible to build a top-tier technology company that can compete internationally.

David Tichý holds an engineering degree in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering from the University of Chemistry and Technology. His master's thesis focused on the pre-concentration and separation of ionic species in microfluidic devices. He is currently completing a doctoral thesis on a related topic — substance capture using ion concentration polarization focusing. He has been with New Water Group since 2026 as a junior technologist. In his spare time, he plays piano and produces electronic music; he performs regularly both solo and as a member of various musical groups in the Czech Republic and abroad.