Appointment: November 2025
Nationality: French
Laurent Petit is Chief Research & Development Officer at EUROAPI, overseeing the company’s global R&D strategy, including innovation, small molecule development, particle engineering, and external research partnerships.
Laurent joined EUROAPI in 2023 as Head of Innovation. In 2024, he took over leadership of the Small Molecules and Particle Engineering platform, before also assuming oversight of R&D outsourcing activities. His strategic vision and cross-functional leadership have been instrumental in strengthening EUROAPI’s innovation roadmap.
Before joining EUROAPI, he spent 11 years with Minakem, where he held various research positions before being appointed R&D director. He began his scientific career with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from École Polytechnique (2010), followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Australian National University in 2011.