Susana Díaz-Amaya

Susana Díaz-Amaya is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in development finance and innovation management. Currently serving as the International Financial Institutions Portfolio Manager at Bayer, Susana engages in international and multilateral affairs. Previously, in a strategic leadership role as the Innovation & Alliance Manager, Susana headed Bayer's innovation center at Convergence. Additional roles include editorial board member at MRS Advances, providing oversight and guidance, as well as a research assistant at Purdue University, where Susana focused on novel nanomaterials for scalable biosensors. Previous positions include Bio & Nanotechnology Facilitator at SENA-Techno Academy, Program Manager at Inversiones Agrogourmet S.A.S., and Assistant Professor at Universidad del Tolima, where Susana contributed to innovative curriculum development. An R&D+i Leader at NESTA Bio Ciencia, Susana formulated a disinfectant approved under international standards. Susana holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from Purdue University and a degree in Industrial Microbiology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.