dsm-firmenich ANH acquires Verax™ to boost AI-driven animal health monitoring
dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Healthhas taken full ownership of the Verax™ predictive analytics platform fromInsideTracker. The move strengthens ANH’s AI and data-driven capabilities, enabling earlier. . .
dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Healthhas taken full ownership of the Verax™ predictive analytics platform fromInsideTracker. The move strengthens ANH’s AI and data-driven capabilities, enabling earlier detection of animal health and husbandry challenges through blood-based biomarkers. Source: dsm-firmenich ANHdsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH), a global leader in sustainable animal nutrition solutions, has acquired full ownership of the Verax™ predictive farm analytics platform from InsideTracker. Over the past seven years, Verax™ has grown into the industry’s one of the globally deployed early-warning platforms that enables integrators and growers to predict animal health status using blood-based biomarkers. The company stated that this milestone marks a significant step in advancing ANH’s artificial intelligence, data analytics, and precision nutrition capabilities, which enable animal producers worldwide to improve animal performance, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability outcomes. STRATEGIC ACQUISITION AND FUTURE INTEGRATIONThe acquisition allows ANH to integrate Verax™ seamlessly into its Precision Services ecosystem, ensuring full system interoperability—from data capture and model development to farm-level advisory support. Three InsideTracker colleagues have also joined ANH to enable a smooth transition and continued innovation. “With Verax™ software fully owned by ANH, we strengthen our data-driven and software competencies, helping farmers identify health and husbandry challenges well in advance, while giving us the freedom to enhance this unique platform and accelerate AI-driven innovation in animal farming,” saidIvo Lansbergen, President of dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health. PARTNERSHIP ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENTThe Verax™ journey began in 2019, when ANH and InsideTracker jointly set out to translate human biomarker technology and machine learning into actionable insights for animal farming. “In 2019 we embarked on a joint endeavour with InsideTracker to develop a blood-based prediction and assessment system for animal production,” explainedScott Cavey, Head of Precision Nutrition & Health. “Their technological know-how and scientific rigor helped shape Verax™ into a robust, credible platform that transforms biomarker data and peer-reviewed evidence into practical, actionable insights. ”InsideTracker leadership echoed this sentiment. “The Verax™ partnership originated with a shared vision: to use data as a prediction mechanism to improve animal health and welfare,” notedRony Sellam, CEO of InsideTracker. “dsm-firmenich’s expertise in animal science makes it the perfect home for the pioneering insight that Verax™ provides, and an opportunity for InsideTracker to more fully focus on expanding the capabilities of our human health technology platform, Terra. ”“We are pleased with the outcome and look forward to seeing the legacy of work together live on, and predictive analytics and artificial intelligence continue to significantly benefit the animal farming industry,” continuedSellam. No changes will occur for existing Verax™ customers; platform support and service continuity are fully assured during the transition.