Alltech Appoints New chief Scientific officer to Lead Global Innovation Efforts Following the retirement of Dr. Karl Dawson on June 28, Alltech has appointed a new chief scientific officer Dr. Ronan Power. Dr. Power joined the Alltech team in 1991 as the European director
of research and has been closely involved in the development of Alltech’s product portfolio. He most recently served as the vice president of Alltech Life Sciences, a division dedicated to researching gut and brain health in humans. As chief scientific officer, Dr. Power will oversee more than 100 researchers worldwide, more than 20 research alliances spread over 12 countries, and four bioscience centres, located in the United States, China, the Netherlands and Ireland, where Dr. Richard Murphy leads the centre’s activities. Retiring after 20 years with Alltech, Dr. Dawson was introduced
to the company in its early days as he developed a friendship with the late Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder of Alltech, in 1981. The two remained in close contact during Dr. Dawson’s 20-year tenure as a professor of nutritional microbiology and director of the nutritional microbiology laboratory in the department of animal sciences at the University of Kentucky. He joined Alltech full time in 1999. “Dr. Dawson has played a pivotal role in establishing and
maintaining Alltech’s position at the forefront of scientific discovery, first collaborating with my father and later joining Alltech full-time,” said Dr. Mark Lyons. Dr. Dawson’s partnership with Alltech will continue into his
retirement, as he will chair the company’s scientific advisory board and help guide its core research areas.
Devenish chairman owen Brennan appointed oBE Owen Brennan, Executive Chairman of Devenish, has been awarded an OBE for services to the Northern Ireland agricultural-food industry. The award recognises his longstanding contribution to Northern Ireland’s farming and food sectors. Under Owen’s leadership since 1997,
Devenish has developed from a trading company focused on the Northern Irish market to a Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) business trading in over 40 countries. Speaking about his OBE appointment,
Owen Brennan said: “I accept this Award with a sense of appreciation of my colleagues. It is truly a reflection of the talented, committed people I have been privileged to work alongside throughout my career at Devenish. This recognition is due to a great team effort and I am always proud to represent that.” Owen has also served as President of the Northern Ireland Grain
Trade Association, Chairman of the Livestock and Meat Commission and on the Agri-Food Strategy Board.
SPECIALIST IN ZOONOTIC DISEASE JOINS RUMA SCIENTIFIC GROUP Nicola Williams, Professor in Zoonotic Bacterial Disease at the University of Liverpool, is the latest researcher to join an independent scientific group which advises on the responsible use of medicines in UK farm animals. She will sit alongside other eminent scientists from veterinary, medical and microbiological fields, providing insight to inform the policies developed by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance. Professor Williams is a microbiologist with over 17 years’
experience in conducting applied research, primarily on bacterial zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Her research interests include reservoirs and transmission of food-borne pathogens, transfer and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial prescribing practice, and the epidemiology of AMR bacteria in wildlife, livestock and pets. Speaking of her appointment, Professor Williams said: “I am
Left to right: Dr. Ronan Power, Dr. Richard Murphy, Dr. Karl Dawson and Dr. Mark Lyons.
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delighted to join this unique group and have the chance to apply my learnings at the ‘coalface’ of changes to animal medicine stewardship in the UK.”
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