Dr. Alex Eggen graduated as veterinarian DVM in 1980 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After graduation he worked in several veterinary practices in the Netherlands and on projects in Africa.  After these activities he joined the international pharmaceutical industry.  
Currently he is the owner of AEVC BV (Alex Eggen Veterinary Consultancy BV). AEVC BV provides services and consultancies to the veterinary pharmaceutical industry, veterinary universities and institutes, in the field of animal health in general and swine health management in particular.
Specific activities included the introduction of several swine vaccines, including PRRS, PCV2, APP vaccines and other pharmaceutical animal health products. For further insights, 50 Health Insight columns that appeared in International Pig Topics described his vast experience. He has given numerous presentations on animal health conferences throughout the world. Alex Eggen is also the Executive Director of the European Association of Porcine Health Management (EAPHM).

Prof. Dr. Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Immunology in the Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London is a specialist in veterinary immunology (innate immune system) and host-pathogen interaction. He has research experience in the development of dendritic cell based vaccines for farm animals by targeting the class of innate immune receptors, such as the Toll-like receptors. His research is funded through BBSRC, EU grants as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Prof. Dr. Richard Hoop, Professor emeritus of Poultry Diseases at the Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine and a habilitation for poultry diseases and microbiology from University of Zurich. He did his Postdoc at the Institute of  Animal Health, Houghton, UK (Professor J. Payne). He has a strong expertise in poultry, pet bird and rabbit diseases and veterinary diagnostics. Furthermore, he provides an extensive international network including universities and veterinary authorities.

Lino Camponovo is Co-founder and former CEO of Malcisbo AG. He has 25 years of experience as a senior executive & board member in the international veterinary pharmaceutical industry and as a consultant. He holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from University of Zurich. Prior to his industrial career he was head of a large animal veterinary clinic for 10 years. He completed the Akzo Nobel Senior Management Program at Theseus faculty, Nice (Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Strategic management) in 1999. He has a vast and strong international network in veterinary industry, universities and veterinary authorities and acts as a commercial advisor to Malcisbo.

Dr. Ruurd Stolp graduated from the University of Utrecht in 1980. For three years he was a research assistant and obtained his PhD from the University of Utrecht in 1985. Prior to his employment with Intervet, he was a practitioner at the Animal Hospital Noord Nederland B.V., where he was in particular responsible for Internal Medicine of Companion Animals. He worked since the beginning of 1988 for four years at the veterinary hospital, and was registered as a Specialist in Internal Medicine for Companion Animals in 1988. He joined Intervet in 1987. During his 20 year career at Intervet he lived for 3 years in the US, Millsboro DE. During this time, he was responsible for the global manufacturing organization and served as Vice President of Technical Affairs. As President of Intervet International from 2002-2007 he was responsible for all aspects of the business: commercial, research, manufacturing and finance. From 2008-2009 he served as Senior Vice President and President of Global Animal Health operations for the Schering-Plough Corporation, responsible for overseeing the company’s worldwide animal health business, which includes vaccines, growth promoters, anti-infectives, and anti-parasiticides. After leaving SP he was Managing Director of GD Animal Health Service Deventer & Vaxxinova.

Dr. Dieter Lütticken specialized after graduation at the Veterinary Faculty of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen in Microbiology. His professional career from 1976 until 2003 comprises 7 years of experience in the diagnosis of infectious diseases of poultry, 5 years of experience in vaccine production. Dr. Lütticken held various positions in Research and Develoment as well as in Management of Intervet International (Netherlands) e.g. Head of the Virological and Parasitololgical Research Programme for 10 years. In his final position at Intervet as Vice President of Research and Develoment he was leading a group of about 800 people with responsibility for veterinary product development and licensing. Other scientific positions: 2001-2007 Member of the Governing Body of The Institute for Animal Health (IAH), UK; 2005-2007 Director of GALV med. Edinburgh, UK; 2003-2009 Scientific Advisor for Nobilon (NL) in the field of human vaccine development.

Dr. Lukas Bruckner graduated at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Berne. For three years he was a research assistant at the Institute of Veterinary Virology and worked on rabies virus and BVD virus. He then joined WHO as a consultant for rabies in the Mediterranean area. Since 1983 he worked at the Federal Vaccine Institute, the research institute of the Federal Veterinary Office. He became the head of the department of vaccine control and was responsible for licensing and batch testing of immunological veterinary medicinal products (IVMP). He is working as an expert in the expert group on veterinary vaccines and sera of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.) as well as member of the Swiss delegation to the Ph.Eur. Commission. Actually he holds also the chair of the steering committee on Biological Standardization Programme of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Health Care (EDQM).

He holds a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from University of Utrecht, and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing of the Netherlands Institute for Marketing. With his 28 years of experience as a senior executive in the International Human and Veterinary pharmaceutical, Vaccine and Medical Technology business, he offers expertise in both strategy as well as operational implementation. He has worked in diverse roles, climbing in responsibility, in marketing, sales business development and market access in Akzo Nobel, Novartis, Coloplast and Tillotts Pharma. He was responsible for profit and loss of triple digit million-euro budgets and realised double digit compounded annual growth. He also managed acquisition and integration of two double digit million annual sales Product acquisitions of Astra Zeneca and Astellas. Founder of Marvapharm, he is now active as consultant for Biotech, Pharma and Med tech companies and its service providers.