Brussels, 16 September 2021: Despite sustained attempts by some MEPs to undermine the scientific assessment of the EU’s agencies, the plenary vote showed MEPs’ support of the EU’s One Health approach to addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance. In a majority vote, members of the European Parliament voted to ensure that veterinarians retain access to […]

More than 9000 parties have now signed our letter outlining several reasons why MEPS should vote against a Motion for a Resolution on the Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU)2019/6 establishing the criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for humans, in the upcoming plenary vote. Concerned parties including human and animal health associations both […]

The 10th edition of the “R&D dating for Animal Health and Innovation” business convention is hosted by BioFIT 2021. This event is organized by the French association for the animal healthcare industry (SIMV). The program is available.

Diagnostics for Animals has been in contact with the English Presidency of G7 to promote the positive role of the veterinary diagnostic industry in the prepration of a possible new pandemy. Please see attached the Diagnostics for Animals Infographics

With DISCONTOOLS having completed the update of 53 disease chapters, the time is right to summarise the gaps in control tools, identify disease-specific as well as cross-cutting research needs and define the path towards the development of next generation control tools for a healthy planet. Please click here for information and modalities regarding this Symposium:

AFNOR, the French Association for standardization announced the official creation of CEN / TC 469 “Animal Health”: “With a large consensus, containing the 23 approvals received from CEN member countries, as well as the comments made on AFNOR proposal. 5 countries will actively participate in the work initially: Germany, Finland, France, Netherlands, Sweden” AFNOR said. Diagnosticsforanimals […]

The last General Assembly of Diagnostics for Animals was held on March, 22nd 2021 by  webconference. During an open session, the following topics were discussed: European Veterinary Diagnostics Regulation Perspectives AFNOR: Animal Health – Proposal for the creation of a new CEN Technical Committee

The 6th edition of the “R&D dating for Animal Health and Innovation” business convention is hosted by BioFIT 2020. This digital event is organised by the French association for the animal healthcare industry (SIMV). Serge Leterme was a speaker to the Health Animal Conference “Developing diagnostics and vaccines for emerging zoonosis” on December, 8th 2020. Please […]

The last Board of Diagnostics for Animals was held on October 19th 2020 by web conference.

The last General Assembly meeting was held by zoom on June 24th 2020.

The Collaborative Working Group on European Animal Health & Welfare Research (CWG AHW-SCAR) and the Global Strategic Alliances for the Coordination of Research on the Major Infectious Diseases of Animals and Zoonoses and its related International Research Consortium (STAR-IDAZ IRC) are honored to invite you to participate in a global web interactive workshop on the […]

How livestock is supporting global nutrition, high standards of food safety and public health during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than a billion people worldwide depend on livestockfor their employment, while billions more rely on livestock to provide food for their families. Animal agriculture provides milk, meat, fish and eggs at a time when access to […]

The FESASS’ General Assembly which will take place on March 18th, 2020.

Serge Leterme and Jean-Louis Hunault had a meeting at OIE Offices on 27th January 2020.

The Animal Health Investment Europe Conference will take place in London from 24 to 26 February 2020. Please see enclosed the agenda.

The 5th edition of the “R&D dating for Animal Health and Innovation” business convention was hosted by BioFIT 2019. This event was organised by the French association for the animal healthcare Industry (SIMV). Belen Barreiro (Ingenasa) was a speaker at the conference: « Which promises to be delivered by high potential vaccines ? »

The last Diagnostics For Animals Board was held in York at Abingdon Health Offices. Please find enclosed our Press release.

The annual general session of the World Organisation for Animal Health is holding on 27th-31st of May 2019 in Paris. Serge Leterme, President of D4A, and Jean-Louis Hunault, Secretary General, participate.

The last International Alliance for Biological Standardization meeting was held on May 15-17 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Please find enclosed our press release and Serge Leterme’s presentation. PressRelease_17 mai 2019_eng DA4_IABS_DEF

A meeting between Diagnostics for Animals and Health for Animals was held on 28 March 2019 in Paris. Please see enclosed our Press release. PressRelease_meeting H4A_D4A  

The last IRC Executive Committee and Star-IDaz Consortium was held in China on 13-14 March 2019.  

During the last General Assembly which was held on 13 March 2019 in Bern at IDEXX Offices, 3 new Members joined Diagnostics For Animals. Please find enclosed our Press release. public_PressRelease_D4A New members_sl

We are pleased to inform you that Jean-Louis Hunault has been invited to speak at Animal Health Investment Europe this February. Please download the agenda here and the Programme 2019

The Discontools video has been finalised and is available for view here.

Please find attached the draft agenda of the IABS meeting, to be held on May 15-17, 2019, in Wiesbaden, Germany. The topic of the meeting will be “Diagnostics in the Veterinary Field: The Role in Health Surveillance and Disease Identification”. Diagnostics For Animals will be present. IABS_Diagnostics DRAFT Agenda

The D4A Board meeting took place on 18 October 2018, at Bio-X offices in Belgium.  

The President of D4A, Serge Leterme, attended the Regional Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Veterinary Laboratories which was hold in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 to 20 September 2018.  

The AnimalhealthEurope’s 2018 event entitled ‘Innovation in animal health & sustainable livestock production in Europe: Two sides of the same coin?’, took place in  Brussels on 7 June 2018. Serge Leterme represented D4A.

The 13th Diagnostics for Animals General Assembly was held on March 16th, 2018, at Delpharm Offices in Lyon. Serge Leterme was elected as new chair, replacing Johanna Koolen. See attached our press release.