Animal Health Industry Response to COVID-19 and the Rise of Telemedicine | Kisaco Research

About the Author

Author:

Calan Smith

Director - Animal Health Portfolio
Kisaco Research

Head of Animal Health Portfolio at Kisaco Research for the last 5 years, Calan has developed the global investment partnering event series to become an industry standard and must attend for leadership teams around the globe, including start-ups, investors and multinationals.

With the primary responsibility for developing and driving an industry agenda that supports growth and innovation, most recently Calan and Kisaco have broadened the scope of our market intelligence offering to include both an international event series and a business intelligence reports. 

Calan Smith

Director - Animal Health Portfolio
Kisaco Research

Head of Animal Health Portfolio at Kisaco Research for the last 5 years, Calan has developed the global investment partnering event series to become an industry standard and must attend for leadership teams around the globe, including start-ups, investors and multinationals.

With the primary responsibility for developing and driving an industry agenda that supports growth and innovation, most recently Calan and Kisaco have broadened the scope of our market intelligence offering to include both an international event series and a business intelligence reports. 

  • Motivation

    The animal health industry in 2020 is experiencing a tectonic shift. While still feeling the lingering effects of the African Swine Fever virus, the industry is now faced with the personal and professional impact of a global COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a societal awakening in light of recent events in the United States, leading to the Black Lives Matter movement. The result has been an unprecedented level of accelerated change within the industry, leading to new directions and scenarios that we have outlined in this report.

    As we started this process one thing became abundantly clear and that was the importance and growth in the veterinary telemedicine business. This has become a critical delivery method for veterinarians during the outbreak and regulations have been eased to enable the technology to be implemented, causing years’ worth of growth and accelerated adoption for the industries top providers. However, key questions remain around the opportunity for remote prescription and the approach to the technology post-COVID. We have therefore dedicated a significant portion of this report to addressing telemedicine and have interviewed the world’s leading authorities on the subject.

  • Contents

    Foreword 3

    Report Summary 5

    Emerging Areas of Interest in Animal Health due to COVID-19: 5

    Our Predictions 6

    Headline points per chapter 8

    Telemedicine 8

    Geographies 9

    Large Animal Health Companies 10

    Start Ups 10

    Investors 11

    Veterinarians 11

    CROs, Large Corporates, and Associations 12

    Introduction 13

    Telehealth in the Veterinary Industry 14

    Customer Adoption of Telemedicine 15

    Investors and Telemedicine 17

    Large Corporates, Associations, and Telemedicine 18

    The Veterinary Profession and Telemedicine 19

    Defining “Under our Care” for Telemedicine 21

    Veterinary Telemedicine Around the World 22

    Telemedicine in China 22

    Telemedicine in Brazil 23

    Telemedicine in Japan 23

    Geographic Impact of COVID-19 in Animal Health 24

    Impacts on China 25

    Trends and Positive Outcomes 26

    African Swine Fever Update 27

    Breaking into the Chinese Market 27

    Impacts on Brazil 28

    Trends and Positive Outcomes 28

    Impacts of ASF in Brazil 29

    Impacts in Japan 30

    Manufacturing Dependencies 30

    Trends and Positive Outcomes 31

    Emerging Infectious Diseases in Japan 31

    Breaking into the Japanese Market 32

    The Investor Perspective on Covid-19 33

    The Next Era of Innovation 34

    Investing Appetite 34

    Investment strategy 35

    Investor Concerns 37

    Start Up Etiquette 38

    Meat Processing 39

    Food Delivery Service Model 39

    Shifting Interest in Innovations 40

    Labor Shortages and Skills Gap 41

    Sustainability 42

    Deal Flow 42

    New Features in Start Ups 43

    Key Insights 43

    Impacts on Startups 44

    Startup Challenges and Pivot Points 44

    Planning is Key 46

    COVID-19 Related Funds and Loans in US and UK 46

    Response and Impact to the Large Animal Health Companies 47

    Impacts on Business Operations 48

    Integration of Technology 48

    Innovation in Livestock and Companion Animals 49

    Lessons Learned from COVID-19 50

    E-Commerce 51

    Pandemic Preparations with POC Diagnostics 51

    Top Priorities in the Next 6-12 Months 52

    Large Animal Health Companies’ COVID-19 Responses 53

    Bayer Animal Health 53

    Boehringer Ingelheim 53

    Ceva Sante Animale 53

    Elanco Animal Health 53

    IDEXX 53

    Merck 53

    Phibro Animal Health 53

    Vetoquinol 53

    Virbac 53

    Zenoaq 53

    Zoetis 53

    Impacts of CRO’s, Animal Health Associations, Government Agencies, and Large Corporates 54

    Responses from Large Organizations 55

    Labor Shortages and Skills gap from COVID and Brexit 56

    Food Protectionism 57

    Manufacturing and Regulatory 57

    Pet Adoption 58

    Large Animal Health Companies and Large Veterinary Corporates 58

    Preventative Products 59

    Recovery, One Health, and Sustainability 59

    Increase in Nationalism 60

    Roadmap of Lockdown Measures and Impact to Clinics 61

    Lessons Learned 62

    Pet Owner Concerns and Routine Care 63

    Impact of COVID-19 on the Veterinary Industry 64

    The Veterinary Industry During COVID-19 64

    Pandemic Puppies and Corona Kitten Adoptions 65

    Production Animal vs. Companion Animal Veterinarians and Technology 66

    Change in Business Model from Veterinary Products to Veterinary Services 67

    Working Conditions for Veterinarians during COVID-19 68

    Impact of COVID-19 on Working Women Veterinarians 69

    Pet Owner Concerns 70

  • Emerging Areas of Interest

    Emerging Areas of Interest in Animal Health due to COVID-19:

    • Labor shortages • Skills gap • Telemedicine • Renewal of old vaccine platforms • Automation • Point of care diagnostics • Nationalism • Manufacturing dependencies • Effective scientific communication • One health policy development • Sustainability • Integration of technology into practices and companies • Animal health recovery is faster than predicted • Education of pet owners to value veterinarian care • Veterinarian business model changing from selling products to services • Precision livestock farming

    Food supply sustainability • Veterinary medicine inventory and sustainability • Increase investment in robotics and automation (R&A) for livestock • Food protectionism • Food supply waste • Shortening of the supply chain • Investors focusing on portfolio companies • Pet insurance merging with telehealth offerings • COVID as a catalyst for existing trends • One health diagnostics • Demand for preventative products and alternative medicines • Food transparency • Safety and traceability • Resiliency strategies from small to large • E-commerce

  • About the Author

    Author:

    Calan Smith

    Director - Animal Health Portfolio
    Kisaco Research

    Head of Animal Health Portfolio at Kisaco Research for the last 5 years, Calan has developed the global investment partnering event series to become an industry standard and must attend for leadership teams around the globe, including start-ups, investors and multinationals.

    With the primary responsibility for developing and driving an industry agenda that supports growth and innovation, most recently Calan and Kisaco have broadened the scope of our market intelligence offering to include both an international event series and a business intelligence reports. 

    Calan Smith

    Director - Animal Health Portfolio
    Kisaco Research

    Head of Animal Health Portfolio at Kisaco Research for the last 5 years, Calan has developed the global investment partnering event series to become an industry standard and must attend for leadership teams around the globe, including start-ups, investors and multinationals.

    With the primary responsibility for developing and driving an industry agenda that supports growth and innovation, most recently Calan and Kisaco have broadened the scope of our market intelligence offering to include both an international event series and a business intelligence reports. 

Request a sample

Please complete the form below to receive a sample of this report.

Purchase the report

Single User | $2,499 | Buy Online

Company-wide Use (Private Company) |  $4,999 | Buy Online

Company-wide Use (Listed Company) | $7,499 | Buy Online

VAT will be added for companies based in the UK. For further information or support in purchasing a report, please email:
[email protected]