Federico Randi (Ruminants Global Technical Manager)
Federico Randi is Global Technical Manager for Ruminants at Ceva Animal Health, specializing in cattle reproduction. With a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree “cum laude” from the University of Bologna, he focused his career on improving efficiency and sustainability of farmed animals. Randi conducts research on ruminants fertility, using technologies like Timed AI, embryo transfer, and recombinant technologies. His extensive experience includes collaborative projects with over 20 research institutions globally. He earned his PhD at University College Dublin, concentrating on fixed-time artificial insemination and embryonic maternal communication in cattle. Currently, he serves as a Board Member in the Scientific Commission of Animal Physiology for the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) as an Industry Representative.
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Philippe Gisbert (Ruminants Global Technical Manager)
Philippe Gisbert started his career in 1994 as a Vet practitioner working with companion and farm animals for over 9 years. He then became Health Affairs Manager for Group Agena (artificial insemination company). In 2008 he joined Eurofins – Laboratoire Coeur de France as Animal Health Unit Manager where he worked for 7 years until he joined Ceva France as Technical Manager Ruminants (Infectiology, Vaccines and Diagnostic). Since 2020 he is Global Technical Manager for Biologicals, Udder Health and Antiinflammatories. He is a member of SIMV diagnostic and anti-infective technical groups and has integrated different working groups of ANSES and UNCEIA related to epidemiology, antibiotic resistance and reproduction in livestock.
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Carla Azevedo (Ruminants Global Marketing Manager)
Graduated from Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University (Portugal) in 2002. Internship in Lander Veterinary Clinic (USA) in 2002, one of the most important dairy practices in California. Master of Veterinary Science, in theriogenology in 2014. In 2009 was awarded the Bayer Animal Health Award in farm animals. Carla accumulated over 13 years’ experience as practitioner in bovine health, production medicine, reproduction, mastitis and economical management, being partner in one of the largest dairy cows private practices in the country, MPLVET. Published several international peer reviewed publications on mastitis and reproduction. In 2014 joined the Animal health Industry having occupied different national and international positions. Since 2018 took over a global position, taking responsibility worldwide as Global Marketing Manager for the Ruminant vaccine and udder health portfolio of Ceva. In 2022 completed an Executive MBA in Porto Business School.
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Luis Angel Quintela (Senior Lecturer in Animal Reproduction)
Professor in the Department of Animal Pathology at the Veterinary Faculty in Lugo, Unvidersidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC). Graduate with a DVM in 1989 and PhD in Veterinary Science in 1996 at the USC. Teaching reproduction and obstetrics, veterinary clinical ultrasound and dairy cattle medicine for graduate and MA students. Adviser in reproduction for a pharmaceutical company since 2007. In the field of investigation, he has participated in and directed several research projects and collaborated with I+D+I programs of several pharmaceutical companies. He has more than one hundred articles of investigation and divulgation and more than one hundred thirty meeting abstracts in national and international congress, he has eight books or book chapters, and he has a patent in exploitation. Most of his works were developed in the field of reproduction in cattle.
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Uxía Yáñez (Predoctoral Fellow)
Assistant Researcher, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC). PhD in Veterinary Medicine and Health by at USC in 2023. Her research activity is focused on ultrasonography and its applications in the reproductive management of dairy cattle, as well as the influence of peripartum diseases on the profitability of the farms. Additionally, her work involves practical teaching sessions about cattle reproduction at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Lugo (Galicia, Spain).
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Damien Achard (Ruminants Global Technical Manager)
Seasoned veterinarian, graduated from Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes (France). After three years as a practitioner in central France, he pursued specialization in large animal internal medicine, completing an ACVIM residency and a Master of Sciences at the University of Montréal (2010-2014). Joining Semex Alliance as Health Manager for an IVF unit (2015-2016), he then transitioned to Ceva in 2016 as a Ruminants Global Technical Manager. Dr. Achard is an accomplished researcher, publishing on topics like downer cows, calf pneumonia or cryptosporidiosis and their associated therapies, and rational use of anthelmintics in ruminants. His ResearchGate profile (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Damien-Achard/research) highlights his significant contributions to the veterinary field.
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Vanessa Sousa (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
With a degree in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, she worked for five years as a field veterinarian and in a pig and cattle feed factory. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a sales manager and technical support for pigs, cattle, rabbits and poultry in mainland Portugal and the Azores. She is currently at Feedinov Colab as a Researcher in the One Health Department.
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Shirley Motta (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
Shirley Motta is a Zootechnical Engineer. She holds a master’s degree and a PhD in Animal Nutrition from the University of Viçosa, Brazil. She also holds a Post-doctorate in Animal Nutrition from the University of Aberdeen/Rowett Institute in Scotland. She is a researcher at FeedInov CoLAB in the Nutrition & Feeding Department. Her main work focuses on alternative feed use to reduce the use of natural resources, environmental impact from livestock systems, and innovation in animal nutrition.
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Marcelo Leitão (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
Researcher with Veterinary Medicine degree from Vasco da Gama University School in Coimbra, with published work in apiculture, conservation medicine, food safety and parasitology. Work experience in laboratory, wild animal rehabilitation center and small animal clinic. Currently working at FeedInov CoLAB, One Health department working scientific writing, education, and research projects.
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Ana Sofia Santos (Head of Research and Innovation at FeedInov CoLAB)
Ana Sofia Santos holds a MSc in Animal Production and a PhD in Animal Science, both on the Nutrition area. She is currently Head of research and Innovation at FeedInov CoLAB, an interface structure between the academia and the animal feed industry, promoting innovative approaches to animal feeding. Her current area of research interest resides on animal production systems and the integration of livestock and plant production systems within a holistic vision of circularity in food production.
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Viviana Parreno (Biochemist - PhD Veterinary immunology and virology)
Dr Parreño is an expert in viral pathogens associated with neonatal diarrhoea in human and animal species (Rotavirus, Norovirus, Coronavirus), her team conduct epidemiological surveys, diagnosis, and molecular characterisation of enteropathogens. She also works in the development of passive immune strategies based on chicken egg yolk IgY and llama-derived nanobodies (recombinant monoclonal nano antibodies). She worked as well in the development and testing of viral vaccines in animal models (mice, calves, gnotobiotic pigs) and conducted the development and statistical validation of a guinea pig model as an alternative method for vaccine potency testing. The method was adopted as the official control in Argentina of combined vaccines applied in cattle containing IBR, BVDV, PI3, RVA and CoV.
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Pablo Díaz (Lecturer at USC)
Pablo Díaz is a Lecturer at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He graduated and earned his PhD in Veterinary Science from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (1999 and 2006). His research is focused on the epidemiology, diagnosis, control and prevention of parasitic infections of wild and domestic animals. His research career comprises 104 papers in JCR-indexed journals (H-index of 21), including 63 Q1 publications, more than 40 articles in professional magazines as well as more than 240 communications to both National and International Scientific Conferences.
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Susana Remesar (Assistant professor at USC)
Susana Remesar Alonso is an assistant professor at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She completed her studies in Veterinary Medicine in 2015 and her PhD in 2019 at the Department of Animal Health of the University of Santiago de Compostela. Her research focuses on the parasitic diseases of animals, especially the study of ticks, their phenology, and tick-borne pathogens. She currently publishes the blog “Vetgraph: Medical & Veterinary Illustration” including illustrations about veterinary medicine, mainly related to parasites.
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María Martínez Valladares (Senior Scientist at CSIC)
María Martínez Valladares has a degree and PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Leon, Spain, and currently, she is a Senior Scientist at Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in the Mountain Livestock Institute. She is a member of the research group ENTROPIA (Tropical and Parasitic Diseases), leading the research on helminth parasites. She also belongs to the European network LiHRA, “Livestock Helminth Research Alliance” https://www.lihra.eu/. In 2019, she received the "Peter Nansen Young Scientist Award" by the "World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology", a recognition to the best young researcher. In 2020 she was awarded as Full Member of the “Spanish Young Academy”, being the only veterinarian among all members.
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Sophie Jouffroy (PhD candidate in small ruminants parasitology)
Graduated from National Veterinary School in Toulouse (ENVT, France) in 2017. After working 2 years as a mixed practitioner in central France, completed a Master of Science degree in Integrated Management of Animal Tropical Disease through ENVT and Cirad (Montpellier). After several months as a practitioner in Eastern France, joined CEVA as a PhD student through the industrial agreement for training through research (CIFRE) system. In the last year of doctorate, working in the academic setting of ENVT on resistance to eprinomectin in strongyle of dairy sheep. Junior researcher interested in clinical and applied research in small ruminants.
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Antonio Jimenez (Cattle Veterinary Service, Spain)
Veterinarian with 10 years of experience as a field veterinarian and 17 years at the animal health company Ceva. Antonio enjoys traveling, nature, and scuba diving.
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Myriam Taghouti (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
Myriam Taghouti completed her Ph.D. in Agricultural Production Chains: From Fork To Farm - AgriChains, in 2020 at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and University of Minho (Portugal). She holds a Master of Science in Animal Nutrition in 2011 by Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and is Engineer in Animal husbandry since 2009 by Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (Tunisia). During her career she had stays at KIT (Germany), IDEA (Venezuela) and SERIDA (Spain). Since 2021 she works as a researcher in One Health department in FeedInov CoLab. Her main research interests are phytochemicals application as functional ingredients and agricultural production sustainability and circularity. In science communication, she works on knowledge transfer approaches and develops tailored outreach activities and contents.
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Cláudia Costa (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
Cláudia Costa holds a degree in Veterinary Nursing, and a Master's degree in Quality Control and Food Toxicology. Currently is a researcher at FeedInov Colab, in the Nutrition and Feeding, and One Health departments. Her works focuses on the chemical and nutritional characterization of animal feed, with a specific interest in valorizing agro-industry by-products, and new feed alternatives. She worked as a research fellow in the field of livestock animals’ nutrition and has a veterinary nurse in clinical and hospital environment.
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Belén González Gracia
Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza, PhD at the Agri-Food Research and Technology Centre of Aragon, specializing in DNA vaccination against Maedi Visna virus. Since 2001, she has worked at Grupo Asís Biomedia as Head of Content, International Project Manager, and Science Writer. In addition to her expertise in content development, she has promoted the creation of a line of educational materials aimed at training the various stakeholders in the animal health industry.
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Ana Oliveira Neves (Researcher FeedInov CoLAB)
Researcher with a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Évora and in Animal Science from the Higher School of Agriculture of Santarém. Completed an internship in the ruminant clinical service at the University of Zaragoza. Worked in ruminant and small animal clinics, as well as in sales. She is currently working as a researcher at Feedinov CoLAB.
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Dave Renaud (Associate Professor at the University of Guelph)
Dave Renaud, BSc, DVM, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph. He received his DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College and a PhD in epidemiology from the Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on identifying factors associated with improving cattle health, specifically in calves, and evaluating alternative management strategies to reduce the level of antimicrobial use. Dave is also practicing veterinarian working with dairy producers and calf raisers around the Guelph area.
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