Zoetis opens lab in the US to explore the livestock immune system
Animal health company, Zoetis has signed an agreement with Colorado State University (CSU) to establish a research lab at CSU to explore the livestock immune system and target new immunotherapies – paving the way for new alternatives to antibiotics in food-producing animals.
The lab will operate at the Research Innovation Center on CSU's Foothills Campus starting in early 2020, announced the company. The initial focus of the Incubator Research Lab will be biotherapeutics for cattle, which could yield broader implications for pigs and poultry.
As part of the new lab, Zoetis expects to hire up to 20 livestock research scientists, immunologists and cell biologists beginning this fall, informs a joint press release."Zoetis is committed to continuous innovation and going where the science is. CSU is at the forefront of infectious disease innovation and animal health research in a vibrant biotech community, making it the ideal environment for our Incubator Research Lab," said Chad Ray, senior director of Global Therapeutics Research for Zoetis.
In this R&D collaboration, Zoetis scientists will be co-located with CSU’s scientists, core laboratories, research programs and services to seed innovations for livestock animal health. While the Zoetis Incubator Research Lab will reside within CSU’s Research Innovation Center, it will be part of the company’s global R&D organization.
"Our agreement with Zoetis represents the beginning of an era of collaboration, cooperation and innovation between public and private research leaders, all in the interest of improving animal health," said Ray Goodrich, executive director of the Infectious Disease Research Center and a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology at CSU.
Goodrich added that the strategic new lab will provide multiple benefits for the campus community and the city of Fort Collins. It also bolsters CSU's land-grant mission, which includes setting the standard for public research universities in teaching, research, service and extension for the benefit of the citizens of Colorado, the United States and the world.
"The success of our efforts will have the potential to translate into products and services that may greatly improve the health and well-being of farm animals and our agricultural communities," he said.
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