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Moredun Foundation welcomes HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Princess Royal received a private tour of the laboratories.

Charity showcases exciting new research
 
Staff and students at The Moredun Foundation received a visit from HRH The Princess Royal on Wednesday (30 November) in a special event to help celebrate Scotland’s year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.

The event held at Pentlands Science Park, the headquarters of the Moredun Foundation and Moredun Research Institute, highlighted how creative design has been applied to benefit the health and welfare of livestock.

Joined by more than 100 representatives from the livestock and agricultural industries, The Princess Royal listened to case studies presented by early career scientists.

Dr Dan Price described how application of new protein expression technologies have revolutionised the development of new vaccines against nematode worms; Dr Valentina Busin looked at how smart engineering has enabled the design of a rapid pensive diagnostic test for sheep scab; and Dr Thomas Tzelos presented a short animated film on parasite control and prevention of drug resistance.

During her visit, The Princess Royal met post-graduate students and early career scientists, representatives from the farming industry, designers, research communities and the Equine Grass Sickness Charity. She also received a private tour of the laboratories and met scientists involved in diagnostics and livestock disease surveillance.

Mr Ian Duncan Miller, chairman of Moredun Foundation, commented: “Moredun is delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal to our event where we are showcasing the very exciting new research, conducted by early career scientists, showing the benefits, of applying innovative design to improve the health and welfare of livestock.”

The Moredun Foundation is a registered charity that promotes animal health and welfare through research and education. It is dedicated to a simple belief that the greatest benefit to animal welfare is the cure or prevention of disease. 

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RUMA CA&E extends survey deadline

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 RUMA CA&E has extended the deadline for its online survey into vaccine availability.

Vets, SQPs, retailers and wholesalers will now have until Friday, 26 September at 5pm to submit their response.

The survey aims to further understanding into the vaccine supply challenges faced by the sector. It will also consider the short and long term impacts of disruption issues.

Insights are anonymous, and will be shared with industry stakeholders and government bodies.

The survey can be accessed here. 

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