Partnering with Zoetis
Achieving Success Together
We strive to be the partner of choice in the vibrant and growing animal health industry. We join forces with partners throughout the animal health, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agribusiness industries, and collaborate with current and emerging leaders in academia and at public and private institutions – all with a shared interest in developing innovative solutions to better predict, prevent, detect and treat disease, and help improve the health and wellbeing of animals and the people who care for them. We partner at all stages of the process, from early R&D to commercial products. Our singular focus on animal health allows partners to potentially leverage shared innovation across animal and human health.
Submit your partnership proposal
We seek innovation that can change the landscape of entire research programs or platforms arising from collaborations across all healthcare or life science sectors. We see partnerships as potential to foster creativity, facilitate risk sharing, and advance innovative science.
To submit your proposal, click on the button below or email us at zoetispartneringteam@zoetis.com.
Areas of Partnering Interest
Allergy and Dermatitis
- Novel mechanisms of action
- Non-JAK small molecule approaches
- Long-acting approaches
Cardiac Disease
- Canine myxomatous mitral valve disease
- Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Oncology
- Immunomodulation
Osteoarthritis and Chronic Pain
- Disease-modification of osteoarthritis
- Novel mechanisms of action for treatment of chronic pain and inflammation
Renal Disease and Associated Sequalae
Bacterial Diseases
- Bacterial vaccines
- Novel small molecule antibiotics with veterinary pathogen specific activity
- Alternatives to antibiotics including:
- Host defense peptides, antimicrobial peptides
- Phage-lysin constructs
- Immunomodulators
Parasitic diseases
- Helminth prevention, treatment and control
- Ectoparasiticides – novel chemical classes/mechanisms of action
- Antiparasitic vaccines
- Sea Lice treatment and prevention
- Antiprotozoals
Livestock Health, Productivity and Sustainability
- Reproductive efficiency
- Metabolic health
- Gut health and feed efficiency
- Mitigating enteric greenhouse gas
Based on our belief it is better to prevent disease before it requires treatment, our focus includes novel antigens, vectors, adjuvants, and technologies for convenient vaccine delivery.
Vaccine Technology
- Novel antigens
- Emerging vaccine technologies
- Vaccine platform systems
- Single dose vaccine technology
- Vaccines for infectious diseases
- Therapeutic vaccines
- Intracellular bacterial vaccines
- Parasite vaccines
Vaccine Formulation and Delivery Technologies
- Oral/Mucosal adjuvants and delivery
- Mass and convenient delivery for livestock and companion animals
- Vectors for livestock and companion animal vaccines
- Dry powder vaccines
- Thermostable vaccines
- Implants (slow-release)
Alternatives to existing adjuvant components (synthetic, animal-free)
Biomarkers for vaccine compliance program
Alternative potency assay technologies (in-vitro)
We are focused on advancing the next generation of point-of-care diagnostics, including at-home testing, multiplexing, microfluidics, system integration, and technologies that enable the simultaneous processing of multiple samples. In the realm of genetics and Precision Animal Health, our goal is to transform animal care by integrating predictive insights into routine clinical practice. We are actively pursuing the development of genomics and predictive analytics tools that enhance decision-making accuracy for caregivers and veterinary professionals. Our interests also include the integration and analysis of genomics, epigenomics, and metagenomics data, with a particular focus on using metagenomics to identify and track the progression of clinically relevant diseases.
Diagnostics and Biomarkers
- Non-invasive or minimally invasive sampling methodologies
- Simultaneous multiple sample processing
- Multiplexing and microfluidics integration
- Novel point-of-care systems
- Novel biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring progression of chronic diseases
- Clinically validated canine and feline disease specimens
- Agnostic pathogen detection
Metagenomic identification or progression of clinically relevant diseases
- Genomic and epigenomic data and analysis to investigate variations linked to specific disease conditions and phenotypes
- Metagenomics data and analysis to study microbial species, metabolic pathways, and functional genes linked to methane production
We are always interested in various technologies that can advance care for animals. We are specifically focused on expression systems, novel biomarkers and phenotypic screens relevant to therapeutic and vaccine areas.
Large-scale, cost-effective antibody, protein and peptide expression systems
Formulation and Drug Delivery Innovations:
- Thermostable vaccine and antibody formulations
- Oral delivery of large molecules, including antibodies
- Taste masking and palatability innovations
- In-vitro or ex-vivo palatability evaluation approaches (bioassays, sensors, biomodels, etc.)
- Approaches to enhance bioavailability and solubility.
- Innovative long-acting drug delivery systems for small & large molecules (including mAbs).
Novel biomarkers and phenotypic screens relevant to areas of research interest
Ex-vivo/co-culture/Microphysiological Systems: species-specific models in areas of research interest
As we advance our digital capabilities and support our customers’ ever-increasing digital lives, we are interested in data and technology platforms to support data management and digital innovation in healthcare and farming.
Digital innovation for treatment administration
Data and/or integrated data solutions across clinical, multiomics, phenotypes, tissues and diseases, including multimodal sensor data
AI/ML and Computer Vision Innovations for Animal Health
- AI-powered diagnostic tools and decision support systems
- Machine vision applications for health, behavior, and productivity monitoring
- AI/ML for early detection of disease, reproductive status, and welfare indicators
- Smart sensing and automation for precision livestock and aquaculture care
We appreciate your interest in partnering with Zoetis, and look forward to potentially working with you as we further our purpose to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals.