
Brett Ramirez
Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University

Leila de Koster
Chief Executive Officer
Hale Animal Health

Alexandru Bacita
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
The Cat Health Company
For startups bridging AI and animal health, early commercial validation can be the difference between momentum and stalling. Bernardo Petriz, CEO & Co-Founder of Peptidus Biotech, shares how Peptidus secured its first seed round, engaged directly with livestock producers in Brazil, and built industry credibility through programmes like vHive, to move from discovery platform to commercial pipeline.

Bernardo Petriz
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Peptidus Biotech