As managing director, Bernhard Mohr was tasked with setting up Germany-based chemicals company Evonik’s corporate venturing unit this year.

He joined the company having spent five and a half years working at Germany-based chemicals company BASF’s corporate venturing unit.

Before moving to BASF Venture Capital, Mohr held multiple roles across BASF. Between 1985 and 1996 he studied chemistry at a number of universities.