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Ascenso Tires North America Names Ryan Lopes VP of Marketing

Ascenso Tires North America, one of the fastest growing off-highway tire companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Lopes as Vice President of Marketing and Business Strategy, effective immediately. In this role, Lopes will lead the company’s North American marketing initiatives and strategic planning efforts, reinforcing Ascenso Tire’s position as an industry innovator.

With more than 12 years of experience in the tire industry and corporate strategy, Lopes brings a proven track record of enhancing brand value and expanding market share. Prior to this role, Lopes was responsible for global business development of new tire categories for Ascenso, during which he was instrumental in setting up a greenfield solid tire factory for the organization.

"We are thrilled to welcome Ryan to our team,” said Thom Clark, President of Ascenso Tires North America. “His expertise in strategic marketing and business development will be invaluable and play a key role in propelling our next phase of growth.”

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In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen, postdoc researcher at Aarhus University, discusses how porcine intestinal cell lines and organoids can help study the impact of nutrition on gut health. He explains how in vivo piglet trials identify diet-driven shifts in microbiota and metabolites, while in vitro models allow researchers to test specific metabolites, barrier function, immune markers, and future organ-on-chip systems before moving back to animal studies. Listen now on all major platforms!

"In vitro models can reduce early animal use by helping researchers screen nutritional candidates before moving back to in vivo trials."

Meet the guest: Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen / li-hsuan-chen-9a95a7279 is a postdoc researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark. Research focuses on porcine gut health, host-microbe interactions, cell lines, and organoids, with PhD work at Aarhus University studying how dietary protein and amino acid levels shape gut microbiota, microbial metabolites, and intestinal epithelial responses. Learn more from Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.