Technology · Agri-food systems / Livestock & aquaculture

Veterinary monoclonal antibodies

Monoclonal antibody therapies for animals, such as Zoetis' Cytopoint (authorised 2017) and Librela (2020), used as alternatives to glucocorticoids or antihistamines for allergic skin disease and chronic pain.

Maturity 8/9 Risk: medium Veterinary US · EU verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

Veterinary monoclonal antibodies are immunoglobulins with defined specificity from a single clone, made by recombinant DNA, hybridoma or other techniques. They act as alternatives to traditional treatments such as glucocorticoids or antihistamines for allergic skin disease or chronic pain. They are at commercial scale: Cytopoint received marketing authorisation in 2017 and Librela in 2020.

2 · What it replaces 6

D1	Poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) control with predatory mites (Androlaelaps casalis, Cheyletus eruditus), silica/diatomaceous earth and heat — instead of illegal fipronil and carbamate/pyrethroid sprays Replaces: Fipronil (illegally used in 2017 — EU egg scandal), carbaryl/propoxur (carbamates), pyrethroids (cypermethrin, permethrin), organophosphates …	MACRO
D2	On-farm culture, PCR panels, rapid tests and veterinary laboratory services for livestock and aquaculture — treat what is diagnosed instead of blanket and prophylactic antibiotic treatment Replaces: Blanket treatment of every clinical mastitis case, group metaphylaxis on suspicion, prophylactic antibiotics in hatcheries and ponds, …	DIAG
D1	Road and pavement de-icing with bio-based deicers (acetates from fermentation, agricultural by-product brines such as beet-molasses residues) and salt-reduction practices — instead of heavy use of chloride salts and chloride "reagent" mixtures Replaces: Sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and chloride-based mixtures spread on roads, pavements and airports (in Russia: the …	CHEM
D2	Cattle tick control with the Bm86 anti-tick vaccine, tick-resistant breeds, pasture spelling and entomopathogenic fungi (Metarhizium) Replaces: Frequent acaricide dipping/spraying/pour-on with organophosphates (coumaphos, diazinon, chlorpyrifos), synthetic pyrethroids (cypermethrin, …	VET
D0	Bacteriophage therapy for bacterial disease in fish and shrimp farming instead of medicated-feed antibiotics Replaces: Antibiotics in medicated feed and bath treatments - oxytetracycline, florfenicol, oxolinic acid, enrofloxacin, sulfonamide-trimethoprim …	VET
D1	Baking enzymes (fungal amylase, maltogenic amylase, xylanase, glucose oxidase, lipase) plus ascorbic acid instead of potassium bromate and azodicarbonamide as flour treatment agents Replaces: Potassium bromate (KBrO₃) and azodicarbonamide (ADA) used as oxidizing flour improvers/dough conditioners; part of chemical emulsifier use …	FOOD

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Identify candidates
Identify antibody candidates.
2
Cell line and culture
Select a high-producing cell line and develop cell culture.
3
Purify and formulate
Purify and formulate the product.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

Lootah BioFuels	United Arab Emirates	Producer	active
Agolin	Switzerland	Producer	active
Shield Biological Projects	Israel	Producer	active
Mycotech Lab (MYCL)	Indonesia	Producer	active
BioHAYAT	Turkey	Research / RTO	active
EGAVET	Egypt	Research / RTO	active
Liselo Labs	South Africa	Research / RTO	active
Vland Biotech 蔚蓝生物 (SSE 603739)	China	Research / RTO	active
CellX	China	Producer	active
Competitive Green Technologies	Canada	Research / RTO	active
EcoFix Kenya Ltd (EFK)	Kenya	Producer	active
Ecovative	United States	Producer	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

Zoetis is named as a prominent developer and provider. Others are matched by the portal under Veterinary.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: MACRO · Rosselkhoznadzor
per shipment (veterinary and phytosanitary control)
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

In the US the FDA or the USDA regulates them, depending on the therapeutic indication.

European Union

In the EU the EMA regulates veterinary monoclonal antibodies.

China

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no China regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

No open tender or grant matched right now.

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: immunogenicity, off-target specificity, and regulatory and economic hurdles around biosimilar pathways.

Sources 5

Ema.europa.eu — www.ema.europa.eu 2026-10-16
Zoetis.com — www.zoetis.com 2026-10-16
Doi.org — doi.org 2026-10-16
Mabion.eu — www.mabion.eu 2026-10-16
News.zoetis.com — news.zoetis.com 2026-10-16