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Professor Julie Fitzpatrick (middle left) is presented with her honorary fellowship from her successor as Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute and Chief Executive of the Moredun Foundation, Dr Tom McNeilly (left). Professor Randolph Richards (right) receives his honorary fellowships from Mr Gareth Baird, Chairman of the Moredun Foundation (middle right).
Date Posted: 08.09.2023

Honorary Fellowships for Julie Fitzpatrick and Randolph Richards

Honorary Fellowships for Julie Fitzpatrick and Randolph Richards   The Moredun Foundation was delighted to award two honorary fellowships to Professor Julie Fitzpatrick and Professor Randolph Richards at its AGM...

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Date Posted: 08.09.2023

SCOPS:Updates to cross-industry Code of Practice provide clarity for sheep dippers, farmers, and prescribers

Speakers at a SCOPS-led webinar today (Thursday) urged mobile sheep dippers, farmers, and prescribers to make themselves aware of updates to the cross-industry Mobile Sheep Dipping Code of Practice –...

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Date Posted: 05.09.2023

Meet Moredun Scientific at Aquaculture Europe 2023

Mark your calendar with Aquaculture Europe 2023, which will be held in Vienna, Austria from September 18th to 21st. Join us at booth 138 to learn more about our aquaculture...

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farm pigs in straw bedding
Date Posted: 28.08.2023

Moredun Scientific Complete Streptococcus suis Vaccine Research Project

Moredun Scientific, in collaboration with Swedish animal health company Intervacc AB, have successfully completed a four-year Eurostars funded research project on the development of a vaccine against Streptococcus suis infections...

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Date Posted: 25.08.2023

Moredun announces new Scientific Director and CEO

The Moredun Group are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Tom McNeilly as the new Scientific Director and CEO. Dr McNeilly, a qualified veterinary surgeon, is an immunologist and...

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Date Posted: 16.08.2023

Moredun to Lead a £6M Collaborative Project to Develop a Novel Parasite Vaccine for Sheep

Moredun Research Institute are leading an international, multi-institutional partnership with the University of Glasgow and the University of New England, Australia, to develop an effective vaccine for on-farm worm control....

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Date Posted: 09.08.2023

Moredun Awarded Grant to Develop New Vaccines for Bovine Respiratory Disease

Moredun Research Institute (MRI), in collaboration with French animal health company Ceva Sante Animale (Ceva), have been awarded £900,000 (80% funded) to develop new vaccines that target the viruses and...

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Date Posted: 02.08.2023

Louping Ill Vaccine Update – June 2023

The vaccination and challenge trials, kindly funded by grouse moor owners, for the new generation Louping Ill Virus (LIV) vaccine are now complete and the results analysed. The results confirmed...

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Date Posted: 02.08.2023

Liver fluke study on Islay

Moredun scientists, Philip Skuce and Gillian Mitchell, were delighted to be asked by Matt Colston, a veterinary specialist with Elanco Animal Health, and a former Moredun Regional Advisor, to help...

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Date Posted: 02.08.2023

Food for Thought – an online resource for SEFARI livestock research

Last month saw the launch of ‘Food for thought’, an animated online resource, hosted on the SEFARI website, featuring a new interactive farming landscape, where you can explore key aspects...

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