Economic and Social Impact of our Science

Our mission is to deliver high quality fundamental, strategic and applied science focussed on infectious animal diseases. A major facet of the Institute is that we study infectious diseases in the natural, farm animal, hosts. These diseases have marked economic effects on farmers and allied businesses in particular and economies in general, and cause much suffering to domestic animals.

Recent awards to IAH scientists
 
Dr Simon Carpenter awarded the Rooker Prize for research on midges that spread bluetongue virus

Professor Philip Mellor awarded an OBE for his research on viruses spread by midges

Dr Jayne Hope awarded an Animal Pharm prize for her work on a test to distinguish cattle that have been vaccinated against bovine TB from those that have been infected with bovine TB

Professor Mark Stevens awarded the 2007 Intervet Dieter Lütticken Award for his work on the Reduction, Refinement and Replacement of animals in research
   


Recent commercial developments of IAH science
 
A kit to identify serotypes of bluetongue virus, using PCR technology

A kit to detect every serotype of bluetongue virus, using PCR technology
Pen-side test for the detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus in minutes
   


Further examples of the economic and social impact of IAH?s research can be found in this document.

You can also read detailed reports by DTZ of the ecomomic and social impact of research done by the Institute for Animal Health on avian diseases, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue.