Sartorius, Germany
Head of Lab Operations CTS
Maria Luisa Amoedo completed her education with a Master in Health and Safety at work (specialties of hygiene, safety and ergonomics) at the University of Vigo in the year 2001, a Master in Business Administration at the School of Business Afundación of Vigo in The year 2012, an IESE Corporate Development program at 2014 and a Master in Emotional education, Neuroscience and coaching by Isabel I University in 2018. She develops the 7 first years of work activity in a bromatological laboratory, and she was in 2004 when it starts her career in the world of the biotechnology, working in one of the leading companies in this sector (Genentech), and in the production of its blockbusters. Since then she has held different positions (in production, Program management, technology transfer). In 2013 she started in mAbxience, in the project of construction and start-up of the plant in León. The plant is currently approved by the European Agency and it is producing 1 commercial product since 2016 and a clinical product since 2017, in addition to the development of another 4 new products in different stages. She joined Sartorius in January 2020, as Head of Operations in Cell line development and testing Solutions. In this position she is in charge of the Cell line development facility in Ulm (Cellca), and testing facilities (Biooutsource) in Glasgow, UK and Cambridge, USA.