Lavanya Anandan of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

<p>Lavanya is the Head of Partnerships &amp; External innovation, within &nbsp;the Strategy &amp; Transformation group at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, &nbsp;Germany, a global life science and pharmaceutical company. Based at the &nbsp;company’s Innovation Hub in the Bay Area, she is leading the exploration &nbsp;of how these parallel industries can accelerate cultured meat &nbsp;development. Lavanya has held diverse roles in sales, marketing and &nbsp;strategy within the biotech industry. She has a PhD in Molecular &amp; &nbsp;Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. &nbsp;&nbsp;Learn more about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany at &nbsp;culturedmeat.emdgroup.com</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/futurefoodshow/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/futurefoodshow/support</a>