Andy+Peters

 Andy Peters is the Professor of International Development and Assistant Principle at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). Here he leads SRUC's international strategy to grow research, education, consulting and international influence. Andy has been Interim CEO of the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) an Edinburgh based charity which develops veterinary medicines for the benefit of poor livestock keepers in developing countries. He was previously Chief Scientific Adviser for the same organisation. Over the last six years he has run ARPEXAS Ltd., a consultancy company providing support to academia, the animal health industry and charitable organisations in new product development, and knowledge transfer, with special emphasis on vaccines and endocrine products. Between 2009 and 2011 he was also part-time Vice President, Animal Health at AspenBio Pharma Inc., Denver, Colorado. Until December 2005 he was Head of European Vaccine R&D with Pfizer Animal Health. Between 1993 and 1998 he was Professor of Animal Health and Production at the Royal Veterinary College, London and previously Regulatory Manager with Hoechst Animal Health. He is a member of the UK Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) and of the DEFRA Advisory Committee on Releases into the Environment (ACRE). He is a veterinarian with PhD and DSc degrees in animal science and currently holds a visiting Chair at the University of Nottingham. He has published some 155 scientific papers and two books on Vaccines for Veterinary Applications and Reproduction in Cattle respectively.
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