Dr. David brings 24 years of experience in large agricultural chemical organizations, including most recently more than 20 years at BASF in RTP. His expertise was developed from several roles including directing GLP regulatory studies, developing assays supporting new compound discovery, and leading teams in metabolism and insecticide screening labs. He is also an experienced project manager, directing multiple Phase 1 discovery projects for more than 10 years. After leaving BASF in mid-2023 Michael founded Quant-Agro LLC, which offers chemistry and pre-field biology support for early-phase ag product discovery through formulation performance assessments and evaluation of UV stability and metabolism of new agricultural products.

Dr. David received a PhD in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno.