With resistance to existing parasiticides rising and few new molecules in decades, ASTRA Therapeutics set out to change the game. Co-CEOs Natacha Gaillard and Ashwani Sharma share how the company closed one of the largest seed rounds in animal health, positioned itself to deliver precision-designed antiparasitics, and built investor confidence in solving one of animal health’s most urgent challenges.

Natacha Gaillard

Ashwani Sharma

Niamh Gallagher

Niamh Gallagher

Jim McIntyre
Let’s dive into:
- Rising opportunities driven by the growing market for veterinary
biological drugs and social trends
- First-of-a-kind donor-based cell therapy that’s shaping the future of pet medicine
- Successful clinical trials results for osteoarthritis in dogs, atopic dermatitis in dogs, osteoarthritis in horses

Pawel Wielgus, phD
Creating scale in nutritional health requires more than just a pipeline of products, it demands smart capital and commercial innovation. Bill Weldon shares how Axiota has successfully leveraged private equity backing to merge platforms, secure FDA approval, expand geographically, and ultimately scale into a profitable business.

