Manojkumar Poonoth is a seasoned professional in the field of chemistry with extensive experience at BASF since October 2012, serving as Regulatory Manager and Lab Team Leader in the Indian fungicide division. Prior roles include a position as Lab Team Leader at BASF SE in Germany and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Catalysis Research Laboratory, where Manojkumar focused on novel polydentate ligand systems for industrial catalysis. Early career experiences include an internship at Pfizer and a project assistant role at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, where research concentrated on organocatalytic reactions. Manojkumar holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from TU Dortmund University, alongside an MSc and BSc in Chemistry from the University of Calicut.