A PhD from Poona & Berlin Universities; Dr. Natu is currently serving as a Professor and coordinator and Chairman, Board of Governors at IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research). He worked as a Scientist at NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) India for 30 years. In his long career for over four decades, Dr. Natu has served the pharmaceutical Industry in India and abroad in various capacities. In June 2018, he was awarded cross order of merit (highest civilian award for foreigners) by the German President. Dr. Natu has over 100 publications and seminar presentations to his credit and has been bestowed upon with a lot of prestigious awards and accolades.