Animal Health News and Notes · June 26, 2026
Elanco: Supporting Early-Stage Animal Health Innovation
Editora: Christine Merle DVM, MBA, CVPM
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Notícias de empresas dos EUA
- Dechra announced the opening of its global headquarters in Boston including support of local partnerships with Pet Partners and the Boston Police Department’s Comfort Dog Program. (comunicado de imprensa da empresa)
- saúde jaguar has completed its submission of its New Animal Drug Application for full FDA approval of Canalevia CA1 (crofelemer) for treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in dogs. (com)
- Sistema de Parasight announced the expansion of its parasitic fecal testing capabilities within its Parasight All-in- One Veterinary Diagnostic Analyzer to identify Nematodirus e Trichuris species in sheep, goats and cattle. (comunicado de imprensa da empresa)
- Freshpet announced several leadership transitions as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Nicki Baty, current chief operating officer, will become president effective October 2026 when Scott Morris, current President and Co-founder will transition to an advisory role. (comunicado de imprensa da empresa)
- O Cão do Fazendeiro has announced a partnership with the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine through a gift funding a Small Animal Clinical Nutrition Residency position. (comunicado de imprensa da empresa)
- Prodogi announced the launch of oral health strips for dogs. (líquido)
- Zomedica announced the renewal of an alliance between the Assisi Brand and sem medo. (comunicado de imprensa da empresa)
- PetVivo Holding has entered into an agreement to acquire PeizoBioMembrane, a developer of functional biomaterials and piezoelectric technologies. (com)
- K-Laser announced the launch of the GIRO Animal Health Series, a new generation of Class IV laser therapy solutions. (com)
- AstroDoc has created a friction free platform, ASTRID, providing a free medical AI companion for its pet owner users. (com)
- Ciências VMD announced the launch of its Global Veterinary Export Pharmacy and the global introduction of Veterinary Managed Access Programs (VMAP’s) to support US with access to critical medicines licensed outside of the country. (com)
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Notícias de empresas internacionais
- CA- Specialty Enzymes & Probiotic’s Bacillus clausii 088AE is the first Bacillus clausii strain to be added to Health Canada’s Veterinary Health Products list for use in dogs. (com)
- FR – IBM announced that its partnership with France’s Virbac has been renewed through 2029 to complete the global rollout of a data management platform. (com)
- IE – Alltech has expanded their EU applications Laboratory at their European headquarters in Dunboyne, Ireland. (ie)
- UAE – Al Khayyat Investments anunciou o lançamento de VetHealth, a business vertical focused on bringing animal health solutions to the region, with an investment of $100M. (com)
- SOUTHERN AFRICA– Fabtech Technologies has won a contract to create the internal infrastructure of a new veterinary vaccine manufacturing facility in Botswana. (com)
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Notícias do setor de saúde animal
- AU- BIRD FLU- Avian Influenza has now been found in Australia, the last continent that was believed to be free of the highly virulent virus. (vin.com)
- IN – LAB EXPANDS – The Central Drug Laboratory in Baghpat,India has been expanded to enable testing of a wider range of veterinary vaccines according to an official government announcement. (com)
- IN- ECO-FRIENDLY ROOFING – Scientists at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute developed a bio-composite roofing material made from cow dung and waste sheep wool that creates a low-cost, eco-friendly solution that can significantly reduce heat stress in livestock sheds. (indiatimes.com)
- NO – OUTBREAK – Samples from a farm in Norway have tested positive for avian infectious laryngotracheitis, the first case there since 1971. (com)
- US – NEW WORLD SCREWWORM UPDATES – USEF released guidance for Horse owners; Texas launched its own website for information; Additional global groups initiate a project to combat resurgence of the NWS across Central America, Mexico and the US;
- US- PSEUDORABIES- The US is once again a pseudorabies- free country after the closure of an Iowa case of pseudorabies in a commercial swine herd less than 2 months ago. (com)
- US – HOSPITAL EXPANSION – Colorado State University is set to open its new $230M Veterinary Hospital and Education Complex this summer providing a 420,000 square foot campus to allow for additional veterinary students to enroll in its DVM program. (com)
- US – ANTI-PARASITIC DRUGS- The FDA announced the finalization of guidance documents focused on harmonizing requirements for anti-parasitic drugs used in animals. (gov)
- US- NEW FIP TEST – A new more accurate test to diagnose feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) will soon be available from the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. (source.colostate.edu)
- US- VETERINARY TRAINING PARTNERSHIP – A $1M gift from Audrey Albaugh will support Oregon Humane’s veterinary training program with Oregon State University’s Gary R. Carlson MD College of Veterinary Medicine. (com)
- US – PET INSURANCE – The North America Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) have released their 2026 State of the Industry Report. (comunicado de imprensa da organização)
- US – STRIDE LENGTH – A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has shown that a decline in stride length of the front legs could be an early warning sign of canine dementia. (organização)
- US – TELEMEDICINE – Rhode Island has a new law that is in effect that allows veterinarians to offer virtual services for any appointment including the pet’s first appointment with them and includes the ability to prescribe some medications. (com)
- US- COST OF JULY 4TH COOKOUT – The 2026 annual marketbasket survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation revealed that the Independence Day cookout for 10 guests will be $73.82, an increase of $2.90 (4%) from last year. (organização)
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Ponto de vista da Brakke Consulting
Apoio à inovação em saúde animal em fase inicial
The launch of Elanco Ventures, along with recent investments by Veterinary Angel Network for Entrepreneurs (VANE), are a welcome boost for early-stage innovators in animal health. This stage is often one of the toughest points in a company’s journey, especially as the company moves beyond friends-and-family funding and begins to look for more substantial capital.
Investors like Digitalis and NovaQuest have helped lay an important foundation, but the industry still needs more capital focused on these earlier stages of development. Investment support at this stage can make a real difference in keeping new ideas moving forward through funding proof-of-principle and proof-of-concept work leading to new tools, solutions and products.
A stronger funding ecosystem from early to late stages, gives the animal health industry a better chance to keep growing and innovating over the long term.
Chuck Johnson- Senior Consultant
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Sua visão
Last week we asked if your company or business unit have leadership roles that focus on veterinary clinical skills and knowledge- 76% of our respondents had roles that included professional service veterinarians, chief veterinary officers and/or medical directors with 32% of those having at least two or more of these roles at their company/business unit. Another 10% had other roles including CEO or Senior Vice President. 14% of respondents had no leadership roles that focused on veterinary clinical skills and knowledge.
This week, with World Cup Soccer play in full action and fans from all over the world descending upon the US, we want to know what country participating in the World Cup has the best fans?
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