I am delighted to invite you on behalf of the IIB to the first evening forum in our series of networking events and the Sabre Celebration to be held on Thursday 18 April 2024 from 4.30 for a 5.00 pm start.

Champagne Sabre Celebration: BioPacific Partners sponsors the annual Sabre Champagne celebration to recognise the latest cohort of MBioEnt’s who have just submitted their theses.

Guest Speaker: Siddharth Shah (M.Pharm, MBA), Director - External Innovation, Asia Pacific, Zoetis.

Zoetis is the leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on more than 65 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, which are complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.

Siddharth Shah has a rare & unique blend of diversified leadership experiences, spanning senior positions in pharmaceutical R&D operations, project management, open innovation & strategic corporate business development areas.

Highlights of this talk:

Introduction to Zoetis and how external innovation works in animal health
Current research and products of interest to Zoetis
Translation of research from human to animal health (particularly for companion animals)