Christoph Knoop

Christoph Knoop is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in technical operations and management within the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as Director of Technical Operations at AbbVie since May 2015, Christoph leads a team focused on product and process transfers from development to commercial production. Prior roles at AbbVie include Technical Director and Principal Research Scientist, where responsibilities included managing product transfers and process optimization. Previous experience at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG involved project management, pharmaceutical production management, and oversight of visual inspection teams. Christoph's academic background includes a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Münster and postdoctoral research at ESPCI and UC Irvine, where significant work on the synthesis of complex natural products was conducted.