by Amanda McDavid | Jan 12, 2024 | Viewpoints
Innovation in veterinary medicine can take many forms. It could be groundbreaking new drugs or non-pharmaceutical therapies. It could be novel technologies that help veterinarians practice better medicine, or streamline practice workflows. It could be new ways of...
by Amanda McDavid | Jan 5, 2024 | Viewpoints
Happy New Year! You can tell it’s January and VMX is around the corner by all of the announcements in this week’s newsletter. Today’s newsletter also is a great reflection of the animal health industry: the announcements are global in nature; numerous...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 14, 2023 | Viewpoints
Which country around the world has the highest ratio of veterinarians per capita? If you said Lativa, you’d be right. Latvia has a population of 1.9 million people and has 129 veterinarians per 100,000 inhabitants. Which country is second? That would be the...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 8, 2023 | Viewpoints
This week’s newsletter highlights Blackstone’s acquisition of Rover Group, Inc, the world’s largest network of dog walkers and pet sitters, for $2.3 billion. The Seattle-based company, started in 2011 with a simple plan of connecting pet parents with pet service...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 1, 2023 | Viewpoints
This newsletter contains a reference to a new drug in development by Loyal (part of Cellular Longevity, Inc. of San Francisco, CA.). Loyal’s drug, identified only as LOY-001, may eventually be approved to provide life extension in dogs. This week, Loyal released a...
by Amanda McDavid | Nov 22, 2023 | Viewpoints
Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and plans for the family dinner are beginning to take shape. Families are determining how large a turkey will be needed to feed everyone. Given the inflationary environment we are experiencing, one question...
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