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- Discovery to Innovation in Animal Health with Sven Arnouts
How do we turn promising science into real Animal Health innovation?
In this special edition of Animal Health Insider, Dr. Beatrice Vos and Joseph Harvey sit down with Sven Arnouts, founder of the Discovery to Innovation in Animal Health (DIAH) Conference, to explore one of the industry’s biggest opportunities: closing the gap between scientific discovery and commercialization.
They talk about why universities, startups and Animal Health companies need to connect earlier, how researchers can begin thinking more like entrepreneurs and which emerging technologies could help shape what comes next for Animal Health.
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What Makes DIAH Different05:03 Introducing Sven Arnouts05:35 Bridging the Early Innovation Gap10:53 How DIAH Has Evolved13:11 Helping Researchers Think Like Entrepreneurs17:33 Building the Business Case Earlier21:32 Science Spotlight: Alternatives to Antibiotics25:22 Innovation Across Animal Health29:51 Closing ThoughtsAbout Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.If you work in #AnimalHealth, #Veterinary, #Biotech, #Agtech, #Sustainability, #Investment, or #PublicPolicy, subscribe for sharper context and real insight from the people on the inside of the industry.
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-0810991631 min - Champion Petfoods’ New Innovation Centre with President Stacey Osborn
In this special bonus episode of Animal Health Insider, Julie Lawless is joined by Stacey Osborn, president of Champion Petfoods, outside the company's newly opened Global Innovation and Discovery Centre in Canada. Stacey shares her perspective on what this investment means for the future of Champion, the ORIJEN and ACANA brands, and the company's continued commitment to science, innovation and premium pet nutrition.
This episode is brought to you by Champion Petfoods.
00:00 Welcome to Animal Health Insider
00:40 Why This New Facility Matters02:26 How Innovation Shapes the Future of Pet Nutrition03:15 Growing ORIJEN & ACANA Without Compromise04:00 What's Next for Champion Petfoods?05:00 What Stacey Wants Pet Owners to Know05:48 Closing ThoughtsLearn more about Champion Petfoods, and its ORIJEN and ACANA brands:
Champion Petfoods | World's Best Pet Food https://championpetfoods.com/enACANA | Premium Pet Food for Dogs & Cats https://www.acana.com/en-US/homepageORIJEN | Premium Pet Food for Dogs & Cats https://www.orijenpetfoods.com/en-US/homepageAbout Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.If you work in #AnimalHealth, #Veterinary, #Biotech, #Agtech, #Sustainability, #Investment, or #PublicPolicy, subscribe for sharper context and real insight from the people on the inside of the industry.
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-081099167 min - How Champion Petfoods is Redefining Pet Nutrition with Jeff Johnston
How much science and curiosity go into a bowl of premium pet food? More than most people ever see.
Animal Health Insider goes on location at Champion Petfoods’ new Global Innovation and Discovery Centre just outside Edmonton, Canada, for a rare peek inside the company’s high-tech Kitchens—and the ideas being cooked up there.
Host Julie Lawless sits down with Jeff Johnston, head of Research and Innovation, to explore how the maker of ORIJEN and ACANA is combining fresh and raw ingredients, rigorous science and a real passion to keep pushing pet nutrition forward.
From the partnerships behind every ingredient to the testing that turns promising ideas into meaningful advances, Jeff shares how Champion is investing in what’s next—and why the future of pet food is taking shape inside these Kitchens right now.
00:00 Welcome to Animal Health Insider
01:56 Champion Petfoods’ 40-Year History & Biologically Appropriate Nutrition04:37 Why Fresh & Raw Ingredients Matter07:22 Building Long-Term Supplier Partnerships10:08 Food Safety - by Design13:36 Inside Champion's Research & Innovation Team20:08 Research Partnerships Driving Pet Nutrition Science23:14 The "What If" Innovation Philosophy25:09 Why Failing Fast Fuels Better Products27:47 Accelerating Innovation Without Cutting Corners29:05 The Future of ORIJEN, ACANA & Champion Petfoods31:14 Champion's Passion for Better Pet Food33:10 Quick Take: Jeff Johnston Outside of Work35:05 Closing ThoughtsLearn more about our episode sponsor, Champion Petfoods, and its ORIJEN and ACANA brands:
Champion Petfoods | World's Best Pet Food https://championpetfoods.com/enACANA | Premium Pet Food for Dogs & Cats https://www.acana.com/en-US/homepageORIJEN | Premium Pet Food for Dogs & Cats https://www.orijenpetfoods.com/en-US/homepageAbout Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.If you work in #AnimalHealth, #Veterinary, #Biotech, #Agtech, #Sustainability, #Investment, or #PublicPolicy, subscribe for sharper context and real insight from the people on the inside of the industry.
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-0810991636 min - Building a Legacy in Animal Health with Phibro's Jack Bendheim
In this exclusive episode of Animal Health Insider, host Julie Lawless and Dr. Beatrice Vos sit down with Jack Bendheim, then chairman, president and CEO of Phibro Animal Health, as he was preparing for a major leadership transition: stepping into the role of executive chairman as his son, Dani Bendheim, became president and CEO.
The result is a rare, personal conversation about legacy, family business and what it means to lead a company through decades of industry change. Jack reflects on his journey with Phibro since 1969, the values that have shaped the company’s culture and the deep sense of responsibility that comes with building a business where people stay, grow and feel part of something bigger.
He also shares his perspective on Phibro’s momentum, the company's acquisitions, the practical realities of serving production animal customers and the forces shaping the future of animal health - from protein demand and sustainability to affordability and AI.
It is a candid and timely conversation with one of animal health’s most enduring leaders, recorded at a pivotal moment for Jack, Dani and Phibro’s next era.00:00 Welcome to Animal Health Insider
00:11 The Insiders: Phibro's Growth & Industry Leadership04:39 Why Food Animal Health Is Gaining Momentum08:15 Jack Bendheim's Legacy at Phibro10:33 Building a Family-First Company Culture14:36 Passing the Leadership Torch to the Next Generation16:16 Looking Ahead: The Future of Protein & Animal Health17:36 Five Decades of Change in Animal Health19:29 What's Next for Companion Animal Health?22:12 Phibro's Growth Strategy24:26 Preserving Company Culture Through Succession25:59 Lessons From a Lifetime in Animal Health27:36 Closing ThoughtsAbout Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.If you work in #AnimalHealth, #Veterinary, #Biotech, #Agtech, #Sustainability, #Investment, or #PublicPolicy, subscribe for sharper context and real insight from the people on the inside of the industry.
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-0810991629 min - Advancing a First-of-Its-Kind Poultry Biologic with BiomEdit's Aaron Schacht
In this episode, host Julie Lawless sits down with Aaron Schacht, CEO of BiomEdit, for an update on BE-101, the company’s first-of-its-kind probiotic vectored antibody biologic designed to address necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens, reducing the use of antibiotics.
We grabbed the opportunity to speak with Aaron in March as BE-101 was moving through the final stages toward potential USDA conditional licensure. Since then, BiomEdit has continued to build momentum, securing foundational patents for its engineered probiotic delivery platform, which directly supports BE-101 and future pipeline products. The company also announced it will relocate its research operations to the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute facilities this summer, giving the team access to state-of-the-art laboratory space, translational research capabilities and a strong network of academic and industry partners.In this conversation, Aaron explains how BE-101 works, what makes its regulatory pathway different, and why the product could represent an important new class of precision biologics for animal health. He also discusses the data behind the program, the importance of reducing mortality and improving performance in broilers, and what commercialization could look like as BiomEdit moves closer to the market.
#AnimalHealth #Poultry #Biotech #Microbiome #Innovation #Sustainability
About Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.00:00 Welcome Back: An Update on lead program, BE-101
00:39 What Is BE-101 and How Does It Work?01:52 Progress Toward USDA Conditional Licensure03:48 Navigating a First-of-Its-Kind Regulatory Pathway05:30 New Data on Mortality, Feed Conversion & Weight Gain06:32 Why Poultry Producers Should Care07:06 What's Next for BiomEdit?07:50 Closing ThoughtsAbout Animal Health Insider
Animal Health Insider takes you behind the scenes of the Animal Health industry. Each episode starts with conversation from the “Insiders,” followed by in-depth conversations with the leaders and disruptors shaping what’s next.If you work in #AnimalHealth, #Veterinary, #Biotech, #Agtech, #Sustainability, #Investment, or #PublicPolicy, subscribe for sharper context and real insight from the people on the inside of the industry.
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-healthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-081099169 min - Investing in the Future of Animal Health with Dr. Natalie Marks
In this episode, host Julie Lawless and industry insider Dr. Beatrice Vos speak with Dr. Natalie Marks, a nationally recognized veterinarian, board member, chief veterinary officer, strategic advisor and CEO of VANE, the Veterinary Angel Network of Entrepreneurs. In this episode, Natalie shares how VANE is helping early-stage animal health companies access smart capital, strategic guidance and a growing network of veterinarians, executives, investors and industry experts.
She also discusses what VANE looks for in founders, where she sees momentum across the Animal Health investment landscape, and why stronger collaboration can help bring meaningful innovation to veterinarians, pet parents, producers and animals faster. #AnimalHealth #Veterinary #Pets #Innovation #Investment #StartUps
And as always, our Insiders (Dr. Beatrice Vos, Joseph Harvey and Julie Lawless) give you their hot takes – this time on investing and investment in Animal Health.
About Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.▶ Watch or listen:- LawlessComms
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Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health and Nutrition? We’re here to help.
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LinkedIn: JulieLawless
About Stonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.
🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/
LinkedIn: DrBeatriceVos
S&P Global Animal HealthBeyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/LinkedIn: Joseph Harvey31 min - People, Tech and the Future of Animal Health: Merck Animal Health’s SVP Rob Kelly
Recorded live at AHNTI-EU 2026 in London, this episode of Animal Health Insider features Rob Kelly, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Merck Animal Health. In this wide-ranging conversation, Rob shares his perspective on leading at global scale, why livestock and aquaculture may be bigger growth opportunities than many realize, and how technology is transforming Animal Health.
From vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to data, wearables, and connected solutions, Rob offers a sharp look at where innovation is headed next. He also talks about people-first leadership, gives his take on what the next generation should focus on, and the personal discipline that keeps him performing at a high level.
If you want insight from one of the industry’s most experienced global leaders at one of the largest Animal Health companies, tune in with us! #AnimalHealth #Innovation #Livestock #Technology
About Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today! Learn more.About LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.
🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/
LinkedIn: JulieLawless
About Stonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.
🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/
LinkedIn: DrBeatriceVos
About S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.
🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-in...
LinkedIn: JoeHarvey
23 min - Global Challenges, Bold Solutions: Inside Animal Health with Carel du Marchie Sarvaas
0:00 Welcome to Animal Health Insider
0:11 Meet Carel & Health for Animals
0:56 The Global Role of Animal Health
1:57 What’s Driving Growth in the Industry
2:23 Regulatory Challenges & Innovation
2:57 Pets vs Livestock: Two Very Different Markets
3:10 The Global Vet Shortage & New Care Models
4:25 Diagnostics, Disease Pressure & Demand
5:11 Why Zoonotic Risk Isn’t Talked About Enough
5:49 Can Innovation Move Faster?
6:26 AI in Animal Health: Hype vs Reality
7:58 Defending the Science: Industry Responsibility
9:27 Global Collaboration & Policy Gaps
11:13 Trade Barriers & Vaccination Challenges
13:02 Is One Health Finally Becoming Real?
Recorded live from AHNTI-EU 2026 in London, this episode of Animal Health Insider features Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, Executive Director of HealthforAnimals, in conversation with Julie Lawless. Together, they dig into the biggest issues shaping Animal Health today, from disease pressure and regulatory hurdles to One Health, innovation, diagnostics and the fight to better communicate the industry’s value to the world. #AnimalHealth #OneHealth #VeterinaryMedicine
About HealthforAnimals
HealthforAnimals is the voice of the animal health industry and an advocate for the fundamental role of healthy animals in improving global wellbeing, sustainability and prosperity.
🌐 Learn more: https://healthforanimals.org/
About Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today!
🌐 Learn more: https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/
LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.
🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawless
Stonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides life science companies and investors through buy-side and sell-side transactions, licensing deals, and commercial collaborations.
🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201
S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.
🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-08109916
17 min - Global Challenges, Bold Solutions: Inside Animal Health with Carel du Marchie Sarvaas
Recorded live from AHNTI-EU 2026 in London, this episode of Animal Health Insider features Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, Executive Director of HealthforAnimals, in conversation with Julie Lawless. Together, they dig into the biggest issues shaping Animal Health today, from disease pressure and regulatory hurdles to One Health, innovation, diagnostics and the fight to better communicate the industry’s value to the world. #AnimalHealth #OneHealth #VeterinaryMedicine
About HealthforAnimals
HealthforAnimals is the voice of the animal health industry and an advocate for the fundamental role of healthy animals in improving global wellbeing, sustainability and prosperity.🌐 Learn more: https://healthforanimals.org/
About Animal Health Insider
🎧 Animal Health Insider brings you behind the scenes of the animal health industry with insights from the leaders, innovators, and dealmakers shaping what’s next. Subscribe today!🌐 Learn more: https://www.lawlesscomms.com/podcast/LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.🌐 https://www.lawlesscomms.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessStonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides life science companies and investors through buy-side and sell-side transactions, licensing deals, and commercial collaborations.🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-0810991617 min - Trade & Tariffs: Is this Animal Health's New Frontline? -Laurie Hueneke Martens, Merck Animal Health
Laurie Hueneke Martens, Associate VP of Public Policy & Government Relations at Merck Animal Health, joins the podcast to discuss how trade, tariffs and science-based policy are shaping the future of animal health. Laurie shares why government relations matters more than ever, how global policy decisions affect producers and veterinarians, and why vaccine hesitancy is becoming an emerging issue in both livestock and companion animal health. #AnimalHealth #Veterinary #PublicPolicy
About Animal Health Insider
Hosted by Julie Lawless of Lawless Communications, Animal Health Insider takes you behind the scenes of the Animal Health industry. Each episode starts with a conversation with industry insiders Dr. Beatrice Vos of Stonehaven Transactions and Joseph Harvey of S&P Global Animal Health followed by in-depth interviews with the leaders and disruptors shaping what’s next.
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About LawlessComms
Ready to build industry influence and engage employees through strategic communications made for Animal Health? We’re here to help.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julielawlessAbout Stonehaven Transactions
With decades of commercial and legal experience in M&A and other transactions in the animal health sector, Stonehaven Transactions guides small and large life science companies and investors through buy-side or sell-side transactions, license deals and commercial collaborations, ensuring value maximization, a seamless process, optimized synergies, and long-term growth.
🌐 https://sc.group/transactions/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-vos-4184201About S&P Global Animal Health
Beyond the headlines, S&P Global Animal Health provides expert insights for your animal health business.
🌐 https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/industries/agriculture/animal-health
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harvey-0810991622 min
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