EpiVets

What EpiVets does

EpiVets is a privately held, GLP-accredited veterinary Contract Research Organisation (CRO) founded in 2022 in New Zealand and headquartered in Te Awamutu. The company provides end-to-end research services for animal health, agritech, and agricultural clients across New Zealand and Australia, including study design and protocol development, animal ethics approval, field trial execution under Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards, data management and biostatistics, and regulatory affairs support for ACVM (NZ) and APVMA (Australia) product registration. EpiVets holds GLP accreditation through IANZ in New Zealand and NATA in Australia, and operates Tika Ethics, a wholly-owned subsidiary that serves as an independent animal ethics committee under Section 101 of NZ's Animal Welfare Act 1999.

The company's core differentiator is its combined veterinarian + epidemiologist staff model, with multiple team members holding dual clinical and research credentials (MVS, PhD in epidemiology). Notable capabilities include pasture-based methane measurement using GreenFeed systems and open-circuit respiration chambers, and execution of large-scale field trials across livestock species (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, deer). Strategic partnerships include an embedded relationship with Vetora (since 2023) and expanded research with Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Ltd) on methane mitigation technologies.

EpiVets generates revenue through enterprise project-based CRO engagements, billed by project phase or milestone, with multi-year contracts. Customers include global animal health companies (Boehringer Ingelheim, Elanco, Zoetis, MSD Animal Health), NZ animal health firms (Agrimin, AgriHealth NZ), government agencies (MPI), and large pastoral enterprises (Pāmu). The company has no disclosed external institutional funding and is owned by its founders, with growth funded organically and through the 2024 merger with Intuit Regulatory.

Name

EpiVets

Legal name

EpiVets Ltd

Website

https://epivets.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EpiVets is a GLP-accredited veterinary Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing end-to-end study design, field trial execution, and regulatory support for animal health and agritech clients across New Zealand and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Contract Research Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Compliance, Quality & Regulatory Reporting Systems (HLAMAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory, Certification & Compliance Veterinary Services (Health Papers, QA Programs) (AFACADAJ), Regulatory, Health Certificates & Export/Import Compliance (Large Animal/Equine) (HLAMABAL)

Keywords

• Veterinary contract research
• Animal health epidemiology
• GLP accredited CRO
• Veterinary field trials
• Regulatory affairs services

Headquarters

HQ city

Te Awamutu

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Organisation (CRO) Services: EpiVets provides end-to-end research services to animal health companies, agritech firms, and government organisations. Services include study design and protocol development, field trial execution (GCP/GLP compliant), animal ethics management, data collection and biostatistics, regulatory affairs and product registration support, and reporting and extension services. Revenue is earned through project fees for specific research engagements, typically billed by project phase or milestone.
2. Epidemiology and Data Analysis Consulting: Advisory and consulting services for disease modelling, outbreak investigation, surveillance programme design, and statistical analysis. Billed as consulting engagements or as part of broader research project scopes.
3. Emerging Scientist Internship Programme: A fully-supported internship programme for Year 12–13 NZ students, with mentorship and resources valued up to $40,000. Revenue from this programme is not explicitly stated; it may be partially subsidised or funded through industry partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EpiVets provides end-to-end veterinary contract research services for the animal health and agricultural sectors across New Zealand and Australia. Services span study design and protocol development, GCP/GLP-compliant field trial execution, animal ethics management through its independent Tika Ethics committee, data collection and biostatistics, and regulatory affairs support for ACVM and APVMA product registration. The company operates as a GLP-accredited CRO (IANZ and NATA), with a wholly-owned subsidiary (Tika Ethics) providing impartial animal ethics review under Section 101 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

Product overview

EpiVets is a GLP-accredited veterinary Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing end-to-end research services across New Zealand and Australia. The core offering is a unified service portfolio encompassing study design and protocol development, animal ethics approval through Tika Ethics, field trial execution under GCP/GLP standards, data management and analytics, and regulatory/compliance support including ACVM and APVMA product registration. Services are delivered through integrated modules including trial design, research execution, data analytics, and reporting—all supported by their independent animal ethics committee and extensive farm network access. The company also operates an Emerging Scientist Internship program for STEM education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tika Ethics: Independent Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) wholly owned by EpiVets Ltd but operating separately to ensure impartiality, transparency, and the highest standards of animal welfare. Specialises in research involving livestock and production animals.

Products and services

• Veterinary Contract Research Organisation (CRO) Services End-to-end veterinary CRO services covering study design, regulatory compliance, field trial execution under GLP/GCP, data analysis, and reporting for animal health and agricultural products. Clients include animal health companies, pharmaceutical firms, agritech innovators, and government agencies across New Zealand and Australia.
• Tika Ethics Independent Animal Ethics Committee Independent animal ethics committee service providing impartial ethical review and approval for research involving livestock and production animals. Operates separately from EpiVets' clinical research staff to ensure impartiality, with streamlined approval workflows, SOP templates, peer review, and ethics tracking.
• Epidemiology & Disease Modelling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Cows with elevated lameness scores had significantly lower 6-week in-calf and final pregnancy rates, with estimated financial losses of up to $204 per cow (Herd-i study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

54 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• VetoracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Vetora formalised a strategic partnership with EpiVets, embedding the EpiVets epidemiology team within their Te Awamutu clinic. This enables EpiVets to work directly with Vetora veterinarians and farmers to design and deliver research that is both scientifically robust and practically relevant. Vetora is a farmer-owned veterinary club with 75+ years of experience, 70+ veterinarians, and clinics across Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
• Southland CarboncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiVets partners with Southland Carbon to integrate scientific rigour, regulatory know-how, and real-world agricultural understanding into the evaluation and application of biochar and biological soil/land-health products. EpiVets provides research services, trial design, and data analysis to help ensure biochar products deliver consistent, defensible results in farm and horticultural contexts.
• Rumin8coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiVets supported Rumin8 as both a CRO and regulatory partner, providing end-to-end support across study design, field trial coordination, trial management, animal ethics, data analysis, and regulatory activities. This partnership helped bring Rumin8's methane-reducing livestock feed supplement technology to the New Zealand market.
• PictorsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPictor is a targeted proteomics platform delivering fast, affordable biomarker testing with results in under two hours across sample types including blood, saliva, plasma, and milk. As an EpiVets partner, Pictor brings flexible testing technology to the insights EpiVets delivers to clients.
• Focus GeneticssupportingTechnology or IntegrationFocus Genetics is a New Zealand genetics company driving productivity across cattle, sheep, and deer through world-leading breeding solutions and research. As an EpiVets partner, they bring genetic data and research expertise to the insights EpiVets delivers.
• CowManagersupportingTechnology or IntegrationCowManager is a smart ear sensor system providing farmers real-time insight into herd health, fertility, and nutrition. As an EpiVets partner, they bring continuous herd monitoring data to the insights EpiVets delivers.
• CRVsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCRV is a leading herd improvement company specialising in genetics, breeding, and herd testing. As an EpiVets partner, they bring deep genetic and herd data expertise to the insights EpiVets delivers.
• RumenautsupportingTechnology or IntegrationRumenaut develops cutting-edge robotic rumen and intraruminal technologies for New Zealand's agritech sector. As an EpiVets partner, they help bring advanced testing capability and rumen data insights to the work EpiVets does with clients.
• OSPRIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationOSPRI manages national programmes for animal disease management including NAIT (national animal identification and traceability) and TBfree (bovine TB eradication). As an EpiVets partner, OSPRI helps bring together data, insights, and on-the-ground expertise for biosecurity outcomes.
• Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Ltd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiVets partners with Pāmu, New Zealand's leading pastoral farming enterprise, on cutting-edge on-farm research. Since 2022, Pāmu has been a trusted collaborator in the development of Kowbucha, a feed-based methane mitigation technology. EpiVets provides clinical support, trial coordination, and statistical analysis. In 2024, trials expanded to Pāmu facilities at Pinta, Exeter, and St Kilda, involving dosing, automated individual data collection on feed intake, liveweight, and methane emissions.
• Herd-isupportingTechnology or IntegrationEpiVets partners with Herd-i, a New Zealand agritech company using AI-powered video analysis for early lameness detection, body condition scoring, and reproductive performance monitoring in dairy cows. EpiVets recently collaborated on a study analysing how Herd-i-detected lameness impacts reproductive outcomes, finding losses of up to $204 per cow.
• BlueRocksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBlueRock specialises in R&D tax incentives and innovation advisory services for New Zealand businesses. Through this partnership, EpiVets can connect clients undertaking veterinary, agricultural, agritech, and scientific innovation projects with BlueRock's team to explore available R&D funding opportunities in New Zealand (up to 43% of eligible expenditure recovery).
• Tika EthicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTika Ethics is an independent animal ethics committee wholly owned by EpiVets Ltd but operating separately to ensure impartiality. Specialising in research involving livestock and production animals, Tika Ethics operates under Section 101 of New Zealand's Animal Welfare Act 1999, providing independent ethics review, streamlined approval workflows, SOP templates, peer review before submission, and ethics tracking. EpiVets clinical research staff do not have access to Tika Ethics documentation.
• CellorasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiVets partners with Cellora to support the development and validation of their biological products (biopesticides, bioherbicides, biofungicides). EpiVets provides research services, field trial work, regulatory guidance, and data analysis to help ensure Cellora products are evaluated under real-world farming conditions in New Zealand and Australia.
• BioTech New ZealandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEpiVets is a member of BioTech New Zealand, Aotearoa's leading voice for the biotechnology sector. Through this membership, EpiVets is part of a nationwide network advancing science, innovation, and better health outcomes across human and animal health. BioTech NZ connects innovators, researchers, investors, regulators, and entrepreneurs across the life sciences ecosystem.
• ElancominorOthersElanco is a global animal health company listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Animal HealthminorOthersBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website, with a client testimonial provided.
• ZoetisminorOthersZoetis is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• VirbacminorOthersVirbac is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• DechraminorOthersDechra is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• ChanelleminorOthersChanelle is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Agrimin LtdminorOthersAgrimin Ltd is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website, with a client testimonial provided.
• AgriHealth NZminorOthersAgriHealth NZ is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website, with a client testimonial provided.
• Massey UniversityminorOthersMassey University is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website. EpiVets has collaborated with Professor Richard Laven on research, and team members (Greg Chambers, Helen Smith) hold/have studied at Massey.
• University of OtagominorOthersUniversity of Otago is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• University of MelbourneminorOthersUniversity of Melbourne is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• DairyNZminorOthersDairyNZ is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries)minorOthersMPI is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website. EpiVets worked with MPI on M. Bovis network analysis using NAIT movement data.
• MSD Animal HealthminorOthersMSD Animal Health is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation)minorOthersLIC is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• FonterraminorOthersFonterra is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• NZ MerinominorOthersNZ Merino is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• AllevaminorOthersAlleva is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• AnimatesminorOthersAnimates is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Ballance Agri NutrientsminorOthersBallance Agri Nutrients is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• REDCapminorOthersREDCap is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• EquinnovateminorOthersEquinnovate is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• hale Animal HealthminorOthershale Animal Health is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Welfare ConceptsminorOthersWelfare Concepts is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Esp MedicalminorOthersESP Medical is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• MAI Animal HealthminorOthersMAI Animal Health is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Agteria BiotechminorOthersAgteria Biotech is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Dairy SmartminorOthersDairy Smart is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• DECminorOthersDEC is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Evicom – Environmental and Wildlife ManagementminorOthersEvicom is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Lucidome BiominorOthersLucidome Bio is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Number8BiominorOthersNumber8Bio is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Ruminant BiotechminorOthersRuminant Biotech is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• RuatechminorOthersRuatech is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• RuminateminorOthersRuminate is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Tokaora DiagnosticsminorOthersTokaora Diagnostics is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website, with a client testimonial provided.
• Learning MattersminorOthersLearning Matters is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website, with a client testimonial provided.
• DonaghysminorOthersDonaghys is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.
• Animal & Plant Health NZminorOthersAnimal & Plant Health NZ is listed as a partner/affiliate on the EpiVets website.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• AusVet: Australian veterinary epidemiology consultancy providing disease modelling, surveillance, and biostatistics services to government and animal health clients. Closest geographic and functional peer to EpiVets, particularly for Australia-based engagements.
• VetEnt Research (now part of Anexa): New Zealand veterinary clinical research arm (now merged into Anexa) that previously conducted on-farm trials and product registration studies. Direct competitor in the NZ veterinary CRO space, with overlap in field trial execution and farmer relationships.
• Massey University EpiCentre: Academic veterinary epidemiology unit at Massey University. While not a commercial CRO, it competes for the same talent, partnerships, and applied research grants/funding; EpiVets' founders and staff have strong Massey affiliations.
• AgriHealth NZ: NZ animal health product company that conducts field trials and product development. While primarily a customer of EpiVets, it also runs in-house research and could be a partial substitute for clients seeking integrated CRO + product development support.
• Vetora: Farmer-owned veterinary cooperative in Waikato and Bay of Plenty, NZ. Provides EpiVets facility access and clinical research integration, but also drives its own observational and applied research potentially overlapping with EpiVets' service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Charles River Laboratories: Global CRO with extensive GLP-accredited facilities and animal health research services. Significantly larger and broader; represents the type of global incumbent EpiVets competes against for major pharma master service agreements.
• Labcorp Drug Development: Global CRO with comprehensive GLP/GCP capabilities across animal health and human pharmaceuticals. Competes for end-to-end regulatory and clinical trial work; a likely alternative vendor for EpiVets' largest customers.
• Apiam Animal Health: Australian veterinary services group with extensive production animal and companion animal practice network. Provides some research services and trial access through their veterinary clinic footprint, overlapping with EpiVets' on-farm trial capability.
• Zoetis (Center for Innovation and Veterinary Research): Global animal health leader with in-house R&D and CRO-adjacent functions. Recently acquired several animal health CROs and conducts extensive internal trials; represents both a major customer and a potential in-house competitor to EpiVets.

Regional players

• Invetus: Australian veterinary CRO with expertise in clinical trials for animal health products. Competes for Australian-based animal health trials and product registrations; geographically adjacent but primarily Australia-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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