When disease threatens our food chain, the diagnosis is critical. Time is of the essence. There are financial, economic, and safety implications. Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD) is an innovative R&D company that will bring high-quality 21st century point-of-care diagnostic tests to the under-served valuable farm animal industry, including dairy cows, cattle, horses, swine, sheep, and goats. AAD is a privately funded company located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

AAD has developed the means to quickly determine on-site the exposure to infectious agents by examining the animal’s own immune response to the exposure. AAD’s first product, a farm – site test of cow’s milk to detect mastitis infection (ICDC — Inflammatory Cell Differential Counter) is expected to be commercialized in 2008. Mastitis is the most costly medical condition affecting milking cows, causing over $15 billion in economic losses to the dairy industry, annually.

AAD’s technological breakthrough, the Universal Diagnostic Platform™ (UDP™) is a simple, yet powerful tool capable of performing cellular analysis, hematology and immunochemistry.

The technology was invented by Yale Professors Robert A. Levine & Steven C. Wardlaw, who are former Eli Whitney Award and R&D 100 Award winners. Subsequent technology development was funded for several years by Becton Dickinson and Battelle, creating a powerful intellectual property portfolio.

Leveraging multi-wavelength fluorescence imaging and patented, stable, dry disposables, the proven UDP™ will be able to perform, on-site, tests now only possible at remote testing laboratories with highly sophisticated instruments. The UDP™ is a simple, inexpensive testing system for detecting and monitoring infections afflicting valuable farm animals, and affecting their products, at the point of care.

Horse in pasture
Holstein in barn

Recent News and Progress

05/23/2007

Robert I. Adler and Richard H. Appert appointed to Advisory Board by Advanced Animal Diagnostics

Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. (Durham NC) announced today that two financial / investment consultants have agreed to join the Advisory Board of the company. Rudy Rodriguez, President of AAD, commented as follows: “The addition of two successful executives with worldwide experience in the fields of investment and corporate finance will help us to choose the right strategies for funding commercialization of our first product in 2008 and for eventual global expansion.”

05/01/2007

Preston Linn Joins Advanced Animal Diagnostics as VP for Alliances

AAD announces it has appointed C. Preston Linn as the company’s Vice President for Alliances. Since AAD’s business is based upon effective alliances for technology, design, documentation and manufacturing services. Mr. Linn, who previously managed BD Technology’s Incubator Company relationships, will play a key role in the company’s future. He is well known in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina for his ability to bring people and companies together.