About Us
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Dalan is dedicated to providing transformative animal health solutions to support a more sustainable future. We are redrawing the boundaries of animal health by bringing our vaccine technology platform to underserved animal populations, such as honeybees and other invertebrates.
Our Founders
Our three founders, Dalial, Franziska, and Annette joined together in 2018 to found Dalan based on groundbreaking research being done at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Pictured is Annette and Dalial at Dalan’s heaquarters in Athens, GA.
Leadership Team
Brad is the Chief Operating Officer at Dalan Animal Health, where he drives fundraising and strategic operations to support the company’s growth. With extensive experience in business development and operations, he was previously the first employee at Asseta, where he led go-to-market efforts and managed high-value international deals, and worked in KPMG’s M&A diligence group across multiple industries. Brad holds a BBA from Emory University and is an Operating Partner at Prime Movers Lab, serving on the boards of Robust.AI and Inevitable.
Nigel is a veterinarian with more than 25 years of experience working internationally in the field of animal health. He is ACVIM board-certified in internal medicine, with an MBA from Trium. Having managed a biotechnology lab in China from research to commercialization, he then led global vaccine research and development for Boehringer Ingelheim following their acquisition of Merial. He has worked with national and international organisations building disease control programs that have contributed to control of zoonoses, sustainable agriculture, antibiotic reduction and food security. His focus is the intersection of human, animal and environmental health. His favorite authors are Jeanette Winterson and Charles Handy.
Board of Directors
Annette has over 20 years of experience in business development, start-up formation, corporate strategy development and alliance management, both in university technology transfer and the biotechnology industry. She studied biology at the University of Konstanz and earned her PhD at the Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich.
Linda began her career as a large animal practitioner before joining the R&D group at Merck and later leading clinical research at Merial. In 2001 she co-found AlcheraBio, a CRO specializing in helping clients develop new drugs for animals. In 2011, Dr. Rhodes became the founding CEO of Aratana Therapeutics, a company that developed dog and cat therapeutics, and subsequently, when the company went public, she served as its Chief Scientific Officer. After retiring from Aratana in 2016, Dr. Rhodes was appointed to the Board of Directors of Zoetis. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College, her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from Cornell University.
Peter has more than 30 years of global leadership experience helming large organizations, and a deep knowledge of innovation processes. He is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., a global leader in animal nutrition. Prior to his role at Hill’s, Peter served as Vice President & General Manager at GABA International AG, and has held several positions around the world at Colgate-Palmolive.
Neal Carter is a Bio-Resource Engineer with 40 years of global experience in agriculture. Neal is thePresident and co-founder of Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF). Neal and family are apple and cherry orchardists who have lived in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia for 30 years, they are passionate about the fruit they grow and the global customer base they serve. Neal’s love for the outdoors extends beyond the orchard; enjoying hiking, mountain biking and back-country skiing.
Gavin is the Chief of Staff and Platform Partner at Prime Movers Lab, where he oversees portfolio support, guiding founders in public relations, government relations, and fundraising strategies. With extensive experience in media relations and public affairs, Gavin excels at helping startup clients shape their narratives for diverse audiences, from investors to policymakers. He graduated with a master’s degree in political management from The George Washington University and earned bachelor’s degrees in communication (journalism) and political science from Washington State University.
Tom has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to designer to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He’s played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search, Google), and scaled new projects from conception to significance (Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users).
