Darwin Asa

Darwin Asa is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in life sciences and biotechnology. Currently serving as a Senior Marketing Manager and Strategy Lead at Avantor since June 2025, Darwin manages market research, customer analysis, and strategic marketing planning for life science products. Previous roles include Global Market Development Manager for both Viral Delivery and Nucleic Acid Therapeutics at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where Darwin developed marketing plans for raw materials in mRNA vaccines and oligonucleotide therapeutics, and Marketing Manager at Midmark Corporation, focusing on strategic marketing for medical instruments. Additional experience encompasses leadership positions at Mammotome, HighRes Biosolutions, Waters Corporation, Bruker Daltonics, ESA Biosciences, Tecan, and Becton Dickinson, contributing to product development and marketing strategies across various healthcare and biopharmaceutical domains. Darwin holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a BS in Honors Biology from the University of Michigan-Flint.