Sheridan-based United Animal Health has long been a leader in animal nutrition and has now grown and diversified into livestock vaccines. The company recently partnered with Genvax Technologies, an animal vaccines startup in Ames, Iowa, to make a strategic investment in the fledgling company. In the next episode of his Agbioscience, presented by AgriNovus Indiana, UAH discusses his partnership with his Podcast Host and his AgriNovus CEO, Mitch Frazier. "Genvax is a leader in immunology, and we believe animal health is extremely important," said Scott Holmstrom, his president and senior vice-president of research at United Animal Health. Genvax Technologies recently secured $6.5 million in a series of seed funding, led by an investment by UAH. The investor list represents animal health, nutrition, feed, meat processors, and consumer products that combat existing and emerging threats to the food supply chain. With this funding, the company is moving toward USDA and international regulatory approval of a vaccine to improve the health and profitability of livestock in anticipation of foreign animal disease outbreaks. “Many of the traditional vaccines on the market today use 20-, 30-, 40-year-old technology and are universal,” said Genvax co-founder Joel Harris. may surprise many. “We think that if African swine fever knocks on our doors or bird flu hits more frequently, it won't be enough. increase."
Our proprietary platform enables the rapid development of herd or herd-specific vaccines that are 100% identical to his strain variants circulating in animal production. "And sometimes you never know what's going to happen. That's why our paradigm shift is developing a platform to respond quickly when an outbreak occurs and develop a vaccine candidate...Next to be the first to respond to any endemic or pandemic," Harris said. He said. Greenfield-based Elanco He said the Genvax technology was unprecedented and needed, as he joined United in July 2021 after 20 years at AnimalHealth. I'm here.
“This collaboration shows that United His Animal Health is raising awareness of health and embracing new technologies and innovative approaches,” said Holmström. “At the same time, we remain a trusted source of knowledge and information on nutrition and feed ingredients for our domestic swine customers.”
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