dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health has acquired full ownership of the Verax™ predictive farm analytics platform from InsideTracker, after seven years of co-development, to strengthen its AI, data analytics and precision nutrition capabilities.
Verax is described as the industry’s only globally deployed early-warning platform that uses blood-based biomarkers to predict and assess animal health status, enabling integrators and growers to identify health and husbandry challenges well in advance.
The dsm-firmenich Verax acquisition allows dsm-firmenich to integrate Verax seamlessly into its Precision Services ecosystem, ensuring full system interoperability from data capture and model development to farm-level advisory support.
“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,” said Ivo Lansbergen, President of Animal Nutrition & Health.
Partnership origins
The Verax journey began in 2019, when dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health 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,” explained Scott Cavey, Head of Precision Nutrition & Health at dsm-firmenich. “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 noted that the partnership originated with a shared vision to use data as a prediction mechanism to improve animal health and welfare.
Three InsideTracker colleagues have joined dsm-firmenich to enable a smooth transition and continued innovation. No changes will occur for existing Verax customers, with platform support and service continuity fully assured during the transition.
