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Biomin open third Christian Doppler Laboratory
Global nutrition experts Biomin have recently announced the successful opening of their third Christian Doppler Laboratory, dedicated to the improvement and refinement of gut health of livestock.
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his completed project was organised in cooperation with BOKU University in Austria and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. “We’re looking to take the knowledge of gut health to the next level, and to infuse those findings into further cuttingedge solutions that deliver value to clients by supporting healthy animals,” said Dr Gerd Schatzmayr, Research Director of the Biomin Research Centre. The planned budget for the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Intestinal Health Concepts in Livestock is EUR 4.7 million for the next seven years, as well as it receiving backing
from Biomin and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW). “To achieve this fundamental goal, we have designed a multistage research approach. It is based on complementary in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo intestinal models and should methodically close knowledge gaps in the field of intestinal health,” explained Professor Qendrim Zebeli, head of the new CD Laboratory for Innovative Intestinal Health Concepts in Livestock and the Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Materials of Vetmeduni, Vienna. “Through global partnerships with research organisations such as the Christian Doppler Research Association, we are well placed to conduct pure and applied research to enhance food security and make livestock rearing more sustainable,” stated Dr Eva Maria Pictured [from left to right]: Nicole Reisinger, Scientist at Biomin Research Center, Franz Waxenecker, Development and Innovation Director at Biomin, Barbara Metzler-Zebeli, Associate Professor at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Franz Berthiller, Associate Professor at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Reinhart Kögerler, President of Christian Doppler Research Association, Qendrim Zebeli, Head of Laboratory at Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds of Vetmeduni Vienna, Petra Winter, Rector Vetmeduni Vienna, Renee Petri, Associate Professor at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Eva Maria Binder, Chief Research Officer and Director of Executive Board at ERBER Group, Otto Doblhoff-Dier, Vice-Rector Vetmeduni Vienna, Hubert Hasenauer, Rector BOKU Vienna, Gerd Schatzmayr, Research Director at Biomin Research Centre
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