Chinese Food Safety Under Eye of BAX® System
CHINA - The inspection and quarantine administration of China has announced that Dupont's BAX® system will be used as an official method for pathogen detection in food imports and exports.

Meriden at World Aquaculture in Korea
KOREA - The World Aquaculture show in Korea from 19 - 23 May saw the successful introduction of Meriden's Orego-Stim Aqua into the Korean market.

Grouper Hatchery Training Course a Success
INDONESIA - A total of 19 participants from 10 countries attended the 6th Regional Grouper Hatchery Production Training Course.

DuPont Positions Itself for Long Term Growth
NEW YORK, US - At an investors’ conference here today, DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., said the company is accelerating growth through DuPont innovation that addresses global macro trends related to food, safety and security, and renewable...

Prof Dr George Gettinby Honored with Dieter Lütticken Award
SOUTH KOREA - At the "World Aquaculture 2008”, in Busan, Korea, Prof Dr George Gettinby from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, was honored with the Intervet Dieter Lütticken Award for his innovative statistical and epidemiological...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints New Heads of Aquaculture
US – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

DuPont Opens Facility in Asia for Animal Health Solutions
CHINA - DuPont has expanded its biosecurity offering in Asia with a new DuPont Animal Health Solutions facility in Shenzhen, China. The plant produces Virkon® S, the leading virucidal disinfectant. DuPont plans to manufacture other animal health product...

Gettinby Receives Intervet Sea Lice Research Award
UK – Intervet’s prestigious Dieter Luetticken Award has been granted to Prof Dr George Gettinby from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland for his innovative statistical and epidemiological research methods in sea-lice treatments in salmon farming to...

Combined Resources Bring Key Advantages to Global Aquaculture Sector
GLOBAL - The world's aquaculture market has a new leader in aquatic health. Schering Plough takes premier status, now that the acquisition of Organon Biosciences (Intervet) is complete and resources have been streamlined. It has announced a comprehensive...

Aquaculture Vaccines - 25 Years progress and a vision for the future
GLOBAL - The rapid progress in the development and delivery of fish vaccines for a wide range of species is now providing significant health and economic benefits to world aquaculture, says leading immunologist Professor Patrick Smith.

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former Des Moines Public Library into the Norman E. Borlaug...

Intervet at the Second International Technical and Trade Conference
Intervet was a silver sponsor of this conference which was held on 23-25 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

SP Highlights Vaccination Benefits in SE Asia
HANOI- A series of key aquaculture events and presentations have confirmed Schering-Plough's increasing presence and support in South East Asia.

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition On Track for Strong 2007
US - The Agriculture and Nutrition (A&N) business of multinational Dupont is on track with its previously announced August financial forecast for the full year 2007, positioning the business for solid 2008 financial performance, according to DuPont Group...

Intervet Sponsors First Fish Health Master Class
Thailand - The Australian Centre for International Agricultural research (ACIAR) and the Crawford Foundation recently funded a 2-week master class on aquatic animal pathology in Bangkok, Thailand.

€11 billion deal seals SP buyout
NEW JERSEY - Schering-Plough Corporation has completed the acquisition of Organon BioSciences from Akzo Nobel. The deal has cost the company approximately Euro 11 billion in cash and creates the world's largest animal health organisation.

AQUAFLOR® Approved for Controlling Mortality Due to Furunculosis in Freshwater-Reared Salmonids
USA - AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol), the fast-acting in-feed antibiotic developed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for control of mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to furunculosis...

Euro approval for the World's largest animal health business
EUROPE - Schering-Plough Corporation has received European Commission approval for its planned acquisition of Organon BioSciences, from Akzo Nobel.

Intervet at the Second International Technical and Trade Conference
Intervet was a silver sponsor of the Second International Technical and Trade Conference, which was held on 23-25 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2007 Symposium – Chinese Society of Fish Diseases
The symposium of the Chinese Society of Fish Diseases was held on 18 and 19 August in Urumqi, XingJiang.

AQUA NOR 2007: Day-by-Day Programme of events
TRONDHEIM - The events listing for Aqua Nor 2007 in Trondheim, Norway - which started Tuesday.

Intervet at Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2007.
The Asian Pacific chapter of the World Aquaculture Society held its annual meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam from August 5-8.