Creating a positive business environment
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This document summarizes the keynote presentation from Carel du Marchie Sarvaas at the Open Session Closure Conference on February 16, 2021. The presentation outlined the animal health industry's perspectives on addressing FAST (foot-and-mouth disease and other) diseases. It discussed that businesses seek information about diseases and clear public policies. Businesses also seek predictability through stable regulations and intellectual property protection. Accessibility is also important through efficient customs and availability of technologies. Return on investment depends on factors like market size and disease focus. New innovations in areas like diagnostics and data tools offer opportunities if authorities and farmers remain open. Overall, collaborative approaches are needed between industry, governments, and organizations to improve conditions for investment in disease
Creating a positive business environment
- 1. 1 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Creating a positive business environment in which to address FAST diseases Carel du Marchie Sarvaas Executive Director, HealthforAnimals carel@healthforanimals.org
- 2. Ten Largest Animal Health Companies vaccines * parasiticides *antibiotics nutrition * diagnostics * digital * more working in 140+ countries global revenues US$ 40 billon+ What is HealthforAnimals? 28 Regional & National Associations Working in 40 countries
- 3. 3 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Businesses want information About diseases better information about disease developments disease monitoring/surveillance lacking- requires significant national investment access to strains About policies clear public policy goals clarity about disease control strategies in countries
- 4. 4 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Businesses seek predictability Basics of predictability stable markets: political, safety, financial, etc. public policies that support cooperation, joint planning, long-term approaches IP protection In animal health authorities create predictable environments by: ensuring regulatory pathways creating workable regulatory routes harmonizing rules with leading global countries applying standards – OIE, FAO, Codex, etc. fighting counterfeits/low quality products that undermine confidence
- 5. 5 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Businesses need accessibility Practical needs efficient customs systems manageable ‘paperwork’ availability of a cold chain Political challenges often unique national requirements inhibit import of products markets explicitly favor local companies major disincentive slow acceptance of new technologies problem in many countries OIE zoning and compartmentalization standards limited observance limited observance of
- 6. 6 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Return on investment Companies consider their expected ROI using the indicators Information, Predictability, Accessibility AND market size, diseases focus, product portfolio, future projections, etc. AND competing demands for their investment € $ investments in companion animal side are increasing as compared to livestock for this to change, need similar levels of engagement/finance as seen in FMD
- 7. 7 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 New innovations offer opportunities ‘Traditional’ tools vaccines, antibiotics (and alternatives), parasiticides, biosafety, etc. evolutions in existing tools (RNA vaccines, new parasiticides, nutritional products, etc.) Innovations moving fast: advanced diagnostics, herd management tools, digital traceability tools, artificial intelligence, big data, delivery mechanisms, tagging, etc. developed economies using these tools requires openness from authorities/farmers offer real advantages in developing countries
- 8. 8 Open Session Closure Conference, 16th February 2021 Working together to address FAST diseases animal health companies recognize duty to contribute to Disease Control …commercial product margins are not necessarily needed….. …but if there is a combination of poor margins, unpredictability, irregularity, unreasonable demands, instability, etc. making investments is challenging FAO, OIE, national governments can and do improve conditions to invest AH companies open to working together under the right conditions multitude of disease control strategies possible - whether private, public, mixed PPPs are the current “buzz concept”, but the market system has worked perfectly well in many countries, and diseases like FMD have been controlled… all of us in animal health need to better “package” the value of disease control, with more convincing political communications for more attention/funding, using arguments like sustainability, nutrition, threats to human health…
- 9. eufmdvirtual.com Final Session – 16 February 2021 EuFMD / Open Session