The executive -who has extensive experience in the national aquaculture industry- comes to strengthen the company's R&D+i area, taking charge of promoting and accelerating research and development processes, as well as planning, prioritizing and supervising various current and future initiatives.
ADL Diagnostic Chile announced the recent incorporation of Andrea Peña Ahumada as project manager of the company. The professional, with more than 20 years of experience in the salmon farming industry, took up her duties at the beginning of January, having as her main mission to promote and speed up the activities of the R&D+i Area.
Andrea Peña is a biochemical civil engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV) and a Doctor in Sciences from the University of Bielefeld in Germany. She is currently studying an MBA at the Universidad San Sebastián, with the aim of deepening her skills in project evaluation, innovation, strategic leadership and global business vision.
Throughout his career, he stands out for his performance as a Postdoc at the Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Genetics of PUCV, where he conducted research on pathogen-host interactions in salmonids. Likewise, he led the laboratory and R&D areas at MOWI and Pathovet, specialising in the development of integrated diagnostic services for aquaculture.
"I'm very excited to join the great human and professional team at ADL. It's an honor to join a Research, Development and Innovation Area that currently leads first-class research and whose contribution is fundamental for the aquaculture industry, both in Chile and abroad, providing key solutions and knowledge for critical and timely decision-making," said the executive.
He added that his goal is to contribute, from his experience, to the management of the current project portfolio. "I hope to also contribute to the generation of new initiatives that strengthen our value proposition. I feel very motivated by the opportunity to continue developing myself under the values and standards of this established company," he added.
The director of the Research & Development Area of ADL Diagnostic Chile, Dr. Marcos Mancilla, valued the incorporation, stating that "our R&D+I area has grown strongly in recent years, with a high demand for services from our clients. In this sense, we are very happy about the arrival of Andrea, as she will play a key role in enhancing and accelerating our processes and taking care of the planning, Prioritization and supervision of the portfolio of applied research projects that we maintain, ensuring the alignment of these with our business strategy and seeking to maximize the potential of each initiative. Likewise, there are strategic lines that will certainly be addressed later.”
ADL's general manager, Patricio Bustos, wished the greatest success to the professional. He said that “we are very happy with the incorporation of Andrea, since not only does she have high technical and scientific skills, but also she has an outstanding record in the industry that, together with her quality as a person and ability to work as a team, will be essential to optimize our research and development work and to better project ourselves into the future.”
