Kate J. Plush is the science, technology and adoption manager at SunPork. She studied for a Ph.D. in lamb survival. With a plethora of transferable skills and expertise, she joined the pork industry. She has now worked on the research and development of the pork industry for eight years, beginning with a keen focus on piglet survival, but has now worked her way up to lead the entire R&D team at SunPork. The research that her team produces covers the whole value chain, including nutrition, genetics, reproduction, behavior, welfare, meat quality and more.