Silvia Andrea Lede

Silvia Andrea Lede has worked in the field of Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Compliance and Stewardship since 2010. Silvia Andrea began their career at BASF as a Regional Coordinator Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Compliance & Stewardship. Biotechnology. In 2015, they took on roles at Senasa and CONABIA-Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGyP) as a Member at Technical Advisory Committee on the Use of GMOs (CATUOGM) and a Member representative of CONICET (National Council of Research and Technology), respectively. From 2015 to 2021, Silvia Andrea Lede held positions at SL Biotech & Regulatory Consulting Services, Agrivida, Inc., Excellence Through Stewardship, Verde al Cubo, and Stine Seed Inc. as a Regulatory Affairs, Stewardship, Tech Transfer & Sustainability (Agri-Biotech-Food) Senior Consultant, Regulatory Affairs and Technical Representative- Seeds- Biotechnology (contract), Global Auditor, Head Regulatory Affairs, Intelectual Property and Technology Transfer- ARG & US, and Regulatory Affairs and Stewardship Lead- Seeds, respectively. In 2023, they became the Head of Regulatory Affairs at Puna Bio. In this role, they are responsible for Regulatory strategy, Managing Product registration (agricultural inputs, biologicals), Product licenses, IP and trademarks, and Regulatory compliance on access to biodiversity and genetic resources.

Silvia Andrea Lede has a diverse education history. In 1992, they obtained their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Biology/Biological Sciences, General from Universidad Nacional de La Plata. In 2007, they completed a Postgraduate Education in Biotechnology and Bussiness from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Later in 2007, they completed a Postgraduate course on Regulatory and Risk assessment of GMO (ERA and Feed&Food) from ILSI-FAUBA-MAGYP. In 2016, they completed a Specialization Program in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs from SAFYBI. Asociación Argentina de Farmacia y Bioquímica Industrial. In 2017, they completed a Global Auditor (http://www.excellencethroughstewardship.org/page/QualifiedAuditors) from Excellence Through Stewardship in Stewardship-Biotechnology. Finally, in 2018, they completed a Postgraduate degree in Sustainable Development from Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.