Leadership Team
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Lauren Hudacik has over 20 years of experience in the life sciences and biologics industry in positions spanning from research scientist to senior management. As the CEO she leads the development and execution of operations at the site through high engagement plus the application of strategic direction and continuous improvement initiatives.
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
The Innovation and Translation team manages ABL’s portfolio of government contracts that drive the transformation of ideas to novel clinical products that prevent and treat infectious disease. The services the Innovation team provides include early discovery of suitable…
VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY OPERATIONS
N-Neka Smith joined ABL in June 2021. She serves as the Vice President of Quality Operations, which includes direct oversite of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Analytical Development. N-Neka is a dynamic Quality Leader with versatile expertise in Clinical and Commercial Contract Manufacturing.
SENIOR DIRECTOR, GMP MANUFACTURING
Nacole Lee is an experienced leader with over 25 years in the biologics industry. Nacole has a background in process development/engineering and scale-up for production of microbial and mammalian-based products and has led process scientists and manufacturing teams in the development and implementation of processes to produce biologics to support early phase studies.
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Yulia, Director of Human Resources, comes to ABL, Inc. with diverse experiences in Human Resources, leading training & development, employee engagement, talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance coaching, and organizational change management to enable the growth of organizational capabilities and infrastructure.