Dr. Maria Walsh holds degrees in Agricultural Science (BAgriSc) from the National University of Ireland (Dublin) and Purdue University, US (MSc and PhD). During her time at Purdue her research focused on understanding the interplay between the gut microbiome, host physiology and feed during the post-weaning period in swine production and to identify strategies to overcome these challenges. Dr. Walsh has held Innovation scientist positions developing feed additive solutions for swine in leading feed additive companies for the past 8 years. Having joined DSM in May 2018, Maria led the Global Innovation team for swine for DSM Animal Nutrition & Health for 2 years before transitioning to her current role of Global Marketing Director for swine where she is responsible for the development and execution of all global strategic marketing initiative for the swine business.
