September 1, 2009 – Research Triangle Park, NC — Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD) presented its innovative platform of diagnostic technologies and business plan at the first annual Animal Health Investment Forum in Kansas City, Missouri. The forum, hosted by the KC Animal Health Corridor, represents the only opportunity in the world for companies exclusively in the animal health sector to present their vision and business plan to potential investors. AAD was one of 17 animal health companies presenting at the forum.
“Today’s presentation is a tremendous opportunity to tell the Advanced Animal Diagnostics story to leaders in the animal health industry,” said Rudy Rodriguez, chief scientific officer, AAD, “We see tremendous potential for our platform of diagnostics products that use an animal’s own immune response to detect and stage infections to improve quality of life for producers, processors, animals and consumers around the globe.”
AAD is an innovative R&D company dedicated to bringing high-quality, 21st century animal diagnostic tests to the farm. The company introduced the revolutionary QuickSmear™ rapid differential slide, earlier this year.
The QuickSmear rapid differential slide allows researchers to prepare a slide in less than one minute and more easily identify and count three different types of live white blood cells, or leukocytes -- lymphocytes, neutrophils and macrophages. This replaces manual milk smear preparation, which takes 30 to 90 minutes. The differential inflammatory cell count uses the body’s immune response to detect mastitis at a subclinical level earlier and more reliably than by using traditional methods like somatic cell counts or the California Mastitis Test.
The QuickSmear rapid differential slide is the first product commercialized by AAD and the forerunner of technology that will later be introduced for on-farm use by dairy producers.
Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD) was founded in 2001 to commercialize exclusively licensed proprietary technology for the diagnosis of farm-animal diseases, beginning with those that affect milk and milk products. In addition, the company has also developed intellectual property internally, which will have many applications in farms and veterinary medicine. AAD is located at 1912 HWY 54 East, Durham, NC 27713. For more information about Advanced Animal Diagnostics, please visit www.advancedanimaldiagnostics.com.