Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health USA 2020

Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health Congress USA 2020

Harnessing the microbiome to control infection, manage inflammation, and aid digestion to improve animal health

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Chicago, IL
3-4 March, 2020

For the first time in the United States, we are featuring an Innovation Showcase, where 8 emerging companies and start-ups pitch the opportunity they can bring to the market for both companion and production animals. Think your company has what it takes? Find out who we are looking for and submit your application now.

“This meeting does an excellent job of providing both depth and breadth of the topic of the microbiome; and the small audience allows for optimum networking.”

Dr. Tara McDaneld, Research Geneticist, USDA

Why Attend

“In 2050 the world will require 100% more food and 70% of this must come from efficiency improvements.” - International Feed Industry Federation

Building on the huge success of our European Animal Microbiome Congress in London this past July, we are incredibly excited to return to the USA in March 2020, this time in Chicago, Illinois.

Interest in animal microbiomes as therapeutics is rapidly expanding, as techniques to study the microbial world decrease in cost and increase in accessibility, and case studies from human medicine receive widespread attention. The current state of techniques and strategies to modify the microbiome to improve animal health, focusing on applications in domestic pets and farm animals, will be the main focus of this event.

We will be untangling the basic biology of microbiome-directed therapies in animals and the examples to date of application of probiotics, prebiotics, and other microbiome-directed therapies and feed additives being used to benefit animal health. We will also be looking heavily at the impact of different feed and nutrition profiles on animal microbiomes, and the power of nutrition in affecting animal health in a beneficial way.

Finally, the event will host the Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health Innovation Showcase, where 8 emerging companies in the field of animal nutrition will present the microbiome and nutritional solutions they can bring to market.

150+
Delegates
50:50
Ratio of Academics - Industry
30+
Leading Top Speakers
5
Animals covered; ruminants, swine, poultry, feline, canine
10
Hours of Dedicated Networking

INNOVATION SHOWCASE 2020

For the first time in the United States, the Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health Congress will feature an Innovation Showcase, where 8 emerging companies and start-ups who have nutritional and microbiome solutions present and pitch the opportunity they can bring to the market for both companion and production animals.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

INNOVATIVE EMERGING COMPANIES EWITH SOLUTIONS IN:

PHAGE THERAPY

PREBIOTICS/PROBIOTICS

FEED ADDITVES (PEPTIDES, ORGANIC ACIDS, ENZYMES, AND PHYTOGENICS ETC.)

SEQUENCING PLATFORMS

ALTERNATIVES PROTEINS AND ALTERNATIVE FEEDS

OTHER (if you are unsure whether you should apply, please direct any questions to [email protected])

To apply, you should be an emerging compnay with an annual revenue of less than $5million and who is looking for investment or strategic partnerships.

Think your company has what it takes? Submit your application via the button below for a chance to present your company’s innovation to our audience.

APPLY HERE

Poster Submission

Looking to showcase your recent work to the Animal Microbiome community?

Our dedicated poster session is the perfect way to get your research noticed. In order to present a poster at the forum, you need to be registered as a delegate. Please note that there is limited space available and poster space is assigned on a first come first served basis (subject to checks and successful registration). At the congress, your presentation will be displayed in a dedicated poster area. The poster presentation will take place after the lunch break on day one.

Poster abstract submission deadline is on 31st January 2020. Abstracts received after this time may not be accepted to please submit you abstracts as soon as possible! Posters should be sized A0 (841mm x 1189mm) in portrait orientation.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

SUBMIT POSTER

Agenda

We're excited to announce that the agenda for the Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health Congress in Chicago in March 2020 is now available. Please feel free to download your copy here and contact [email protected] with any questions.

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Speakers

 

Anita Menconi

Technical Services Manager, Gut Health Solutions
Evonik

Anita Menconi

Technical Services Manager, Gut Health Solutions
Evonik

Anita Menconi

Technical Services Manager, Gut Health Solutions
Evonik
 

Dari Brown

Senior Director, Livestock Technical Innovation
Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC – Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Dari Brown

Senior Director, Livestock Technical Innovation
Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC – Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Dari Brown

Senior Director, Livestock Technical Innovation
Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC – Land O’Lakes, Inc.
 

Ehsan Khafipour

Director, Microbiome Research and Technical Support
Cargill

Ehsan Khafipour

Director, Microbiome Research and Technical Support
Cargill

Ehsan Khafipour

Director, Microbiome Research and Technical Support
Cargill
 

Jonathon Roepke

Lead Product Development Research Scientist
Microsintesis

Jonathon Roepke

Lead Product Development Research Scientist
Microsintesis

Jonathon Roepke

Lead Product Development Research Scientist
Microsintesis
 

Brandon Reinbold

Principal Research Scientist, Food Animal Research
Elanco Animal Health

Brandon Reinbold

Principal Research Scientist, Food Animal Research
Elanco Animal Health

Brandon Reinbold

Principal Research Scientist, Food Animal Research
Elanco Animal Health
 

Jane Leedle

President
JL Microbiology, Inc.

Jane Leedle

President
JL Microbiology, Inc.

Jane Leedle

President
JL Microbiology, Inc.
 

Greg Sunvold

Director of Nutrition
Cool Springs International, LLC

With over 25 years of pet food industry experience and over 200 scientific publications, Dr. Greg Sunvold at Cool Springs International is responsible for implementing nutritional innovations in hundreds of pet food products.  Additionally, Dr. Sunvold founded Microbiome Health, LLC, a company focused on applying innovative microbiome technologies into pet supplements.  

Greg Sunvold

Director of Nutrition
Cool Springs International, LLC

Greg Sunvold

Director of Nutrition
Cool Springs International, LLC

With over 25 years of pet food industry experience and over 200 scientific publications, Dr. Greg Sunvold at Cool Springs International is responsible for implementing nutritional innovations in hundreds of pet food products.  Additionally, Dr. Sunvold founded Microbiome Health, LLC, a company focused on applying innovative microbiome technologies into pet supplements.  

 

Sherry Layton

CSO
BV Science

Sherry Layton

CSO
BV Science

Sherry Layton

CSO
BV Science
 

Rod Mackie

Professor of Microbiology
University of Illinois

Rod Mackie

Professor of Microbiology
University of Illinois

Rod Mackie

Professor of Microbiology
University of Illinois
 

Holly Ganz

Chief Science Officer
Animal Biome

Holly Ganz

Chief Science Officer
Animal Biome

Holly Ganz

Chief Science Officer
Animal Biome
 

David Boyko

Global Business Development
Merck Animal Health

David Boyko

Global Business Development
Merck Animal Health

David Boyko

Global Business Development
Merck Animal Health
 

Lisanne Verschuren

Geneticist
Topigs

Lisanne Verschuren

Geneticist
Topigs

Lisanne Verschuren

Geneticist
Topigs
 

Kevin Kessler

Senior Veterinarian
Tyson Foods

Kevin Kessler

Senior Veterinarian
Tyson Foods

Kevin Kessler

Senior Veterinarian
Tyson Foods
 

Anthony Sabatelli

Patent Counsel
Wiggin & Dana LLP

Anthony Sabatelli

Patent Counsel
Wiggin & Dana LLP

Anthony Sabatelli

Patent Counsel
Wiggin & Dana LLP
 

Devan Compart

Ruminant Feed Additive Research Specialist
Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Devan Compart

Ruminant Feed Additive Research Specialist
Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Devan Compart

Ruminant Feed Additive Research Specialist
Land O’Lakes, Inc.
 

Ronald Tessman

Manager, Clinical Efficacy
Bayer Animal Health

Ronald Tessman

Manager, Clinical Efficacy
Bayer Animal Health

Ronald Tessman

Manager, Clinical Efficacy
Bayer Animal Health
 

Thomas Bissot

Global Key Account Manager, Pet Food
Leiber GmbH

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 2003 at the University of Liège (Belgium), Thomas BISSOT first gained practical experience in a private clinic in Brussel followed by a small-animal internship at the Veterinary Faculty of Ghent. In 2005, he joined the ROYAL CANIN Research and Development Department as a Clinical Research Project Manager.

Thomas Bissot

Global Key Account Manager, Pet Food
Leiber GmbH

Thomas Bissot

Global Key Account Manager, Pet Food
Leiber GmbH

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 2003 at the University of Liège (Belgium), Thomas BISSOT first gained practical experience in a private clinic in Brussel followed by a small-animal internship at the Veterinary Faculty of Ghent. In 2005, he joined the ROYAL CANIN Research and Development Department as a Clinical Research Project Manager. His main scientific interests focused on small animal gastroenterology and obesity biology with the development of satiety protocols designed to decrease the feeling of hunger in dogs and cats in station and field conditions, as well as intensive care/convalescence nutrition support and nutrition management for reducing stress-related behavior in dogs and cats. From 2008 to 2015, Thomas was responsible for Scientific Communication across the East and South Region (Eastern Europe, Middle East, Russia, South Africa, South East Asia and French overseas departments) at ROYAL CANIN International Division. From 2016 to 2017, he also achieved an Executive MBA at the Montpellier Business School in France. Since July 2017, Thomas has been strengthening the LEIBER GmbH sales Team as a Global Key Account Manager for Pet Food. For this new assignment, he will take care of the international market leaders and opinion formers in the pet food industry in order to expedite the expansion of LEIBER yeast functionalities and extracts in the pet food segment around the World.

 

Hannah Cunningham

Assistant Professor, Animal Genetics
University of Wyoming

Hannah Cunningham

Assistant Professor, Animal Genetics
University of Wyoming

Hannah Cunningham

Assistant Professor, Animal Genetics
University of Wyoming
 

Niel Baxter

Research Scientist, Nutritional Health
Elanco Animal Health

Niel Baxter

Research Scientist, Nutritional Health
Elanco Animal Health

Niel Baxter

Research Scientist, Nutritional Health
Elanco Animal Health
 

Bruce Johnson

Corporate Vice President, Business Development
Phibro Animal Health

Bruce Johnson

Corporate Vice President, Business Development
Phibro Animal Health

Bruce Johnson

Corporate Vice President, Business Development
Phibro Animal Health
 

Julie Veryser

Associate Researcher
ProDigest

Julie Veryser

Associate Researcher
ProDigest

Julie Veryser

Associate Researcher
ProDigest
 

Andrew Skidmore

Technical Services Manager
Lallemand

Andrew Skidmore

Technical Services Manager
Lallemand

Andrew Skidmore

Technical Services Manager
Lallemand
 

Monika Weglarz

Research Molecular Biologist
USDA-ARS

Monika Weglarz

Research Molecular Biologist
USDA-ARS

Monika Weglarz

Research Molecular Biologist
USDA-ARS
 

Scott Carter

Vice President Microbials Business
Phibro Animal Health

Scott Carter

Vice President Microbials Business
Phibro Animal Health

Scott Carter

Vice President Microbials Business
Phibro Animal Health
 

Aashish Jha

Head of Bioinformatics
Nom Nom Now

Aashish Jha

Head of Bioinformatics
Nom Nom Now

Aashish Jha

Head of Bioinformatics
Nom Nom Now
 

Ravi Starzl

CEO
BioPlx

Ravi Starzl

CEO
BioPlx

Ravi Starzl

CEO
BioPlx
 

Jack Garrett

Director of Research and Technical Support, Animal Nutrition
QualiTech, Inc

Jack Garrett has held the position of Director of Technical Service and Research for Quali Tech, Inc., since 2007.  In his current position his responsibilities include domestic and international technical support of all product lines and research on existing and new product development.  His career research efforts have focused on improving cow performance during transition, enhancing reproductive performance, meat and milk enrichment with omega-3 fatty acids, and overall benefits of feed additives for all livestock, poultry and companion animals, resulting in co-authoring 23 refereed arti

Jack Garrett

Director of Research and Technical Support, Animal Nutrition
QualiTech, Inc

Jack Garrett

Director of Research and Technical Support, Animal Nutrition
QualiTech, Inc

Jack Garrett has held the position of Director of Technical Service and Research for Quali Tech, Inc., since 2007.  In his current position his responsibilities include domestic and international technical support of all product lines and research on existing and new product development.  His career research efforts have focused on improving cow performance during transition, enhancing reproductive performance, meat and milk enrichment with omega-3 fatty acids, and overall benefits of feed additives for all livestock, poultry and companion animals, resulting in co-authoring 23 refereed articles, 4 book chapters, 40 technical articles and 40 abstracts.  He received his BS at Colorado State University and PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1985. Upon completion of his PhD, he worked for the University of Minnesota, College of International Ag Programs, where he taught and conducted livestock research in Morocco, North Africa.   Jack has been a member of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists since 1990 and a member of the American College of Animal Science since 1996.  In AFIA, he served on the Nutrition Council, Executive Council and Nutrition Action Committee and served as chairman of the Dairy Research Committee.  He has served as a board member for the Midwest division of American Dairy Science Association, President of American College of Animal Science from 2011-2012 and President of American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists from 2014-2015.  Jack grew up in Southern Colorado and resides in Colorado with his wife, Barbara, and they have three grown sons, Zachary, Sam and Joel.

 

Dr. Stefan Buzoianu

R&D Project Manager
Tonisity International

Stefan is a veterinarian and has worked on porcine intestinal health and herd health management since 2007. Originally from Romania, he achieved his PhD in Ireland, working on porcine health biomarkers and digestive health. Post PhD, he worked in research with Teagasc in Ireland, on porcine gut-microbiota interactions in relation to pig growth.

His interests include intestinal physiology and the "Health through nutrition" concept as well as applying LEAN Six Sigma to research projects.

Dr. Stefan Buzoianu

R&D Project Manager
Tonisity International

Dr. Stefan Buzoianu

R&D Project Manager
Tonisity International

Stefan is a veterinarian and has worked on porcine intestinal health and herd health management since 2007. Originally from Romania, he achieved his PhD in Ireland, working on porcine health biomarkers and digestive health. Post PhD, he worked in research with Teagasc in Ireland, on porcine gut-microbiota interactions in relation to pig growth.

His interests include intestinal physiology and the "Health through nutrition" concept as well as applying LEAN Six Sigma to research projects.

Stefan is currently working as an R&D Project Manager for Tonisity, being in charge of trial management and statistical analysis, data mining/visualisation, and interpretation of results.

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Warwick Allerton, 701 N Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611

Animal Microbiome & Nutritional Health will be taking place in Warwick Allerton.

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