Biography
As the Asia Pacific Genome Editing Policy Lead at Vylor , Valasubramanian leads the regional genome editing regulatory policy advocacy to enable the advancement of transformational breeding technologies that will accelerate genetic improvement, deliver discrete new traits, and create unique value for farmers and Corteva/Vylor. He brings his strong 28+ yrs of technical & regulatory background in biotech and genome editing to this role, advocating for appropriate, science-based regulatory paradigms for gene edited products. He also serves as the Corteva/Vylor representative in the Crop Life Asia Industry Association for more than a decade.
Valasubramanian joined Corteva/ Vylor in Nov. 2006. In previous roles Valasubramanian held several leadership positions managing Biotech R&D, Trait Development and Characterization, Regulatory teams and programs for insecticides, crop protection, biotechnology, genome editing and seeds.
Valasubramanian holds a doctorate degree in plant biology from the University of Madras – India and held post-doctorate fellowships at the University of Missouri and Kansas State Universities. He also served as a visiting Scientist in CAMBIA, Australia during 1998, and as Principal Scientist – Biotechnology at Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company, India, during 1999-2006.