Diagnostics for a healthier future
For over 30 years, we've helped vet professionals make faster, smarter diagnostic decisions.
Diagnostics for a healthier future
For over 30 years, we've helped vet professionals make faster, smarter diagnostic decisions.
Did you know?
20% of global animal production losses are caused by animal diseases.
75% of emerging infectious diseases in humans are of animal origin.
80% of medical antibiotic consumption is in the animal sector, causing antibiotic resistance.
By protecting animal health, we're preserving our future — and our children's future.
Improving diagnostics
INDICAL BIOSCIENCE is a global biotech company with three decades experience leading the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic solutions for veterinary applications. We help to identify, prevent and monitor animal diseases.
Industry-leading solutions
Our products, technologies, and workflows help reliably and rapidly identify animal pathogens to more effectively monitor the health of livestock, poultry, and companion animals.
INDICAL’s solutions are trusted by veterinarians, laboratories, clinics, research institutes, key opinion leaders, government agencies, and animal health organizations worldwide.
Core products
Sample preparation
Extraction kits, reagents and prefilled cartridges for efficient nucleic acid isolation from a broad variety of sample types
Instruments and consumables
Instruments for low- to high-throughput testing
Assays and reagents
Ready-to-use, pathogen-specific PCR assays, PCR reagents, ELISAs and rapid tests
PERSONALIZED SERVICE AND SUPPORT
You're in good hands with us
Benefit from our field application specialists, tailored offerings from our sales team, and our responsive customer care experts. Together with our partners and customers, we innovate to improve existing technologies, develop new ones, and respond quickly to emerging threats.
HISTORY
30 years of proficiency
Founded in 1996 as a veterinary service laboratory and formerly part of QIAGEN, we have a proud and trusted heritage.
MILESTONES
- 1996
LDL is founded as a veterinary service lab in Leipzig, Germany
- 1999
LDL starts developing and producing its own assays
- 2004
bactotype qPCR assay product line launched
- 2006
virotype BVDV RT-PCR workflow launched to improve BVDV diagnostics
- 2009
pigtype and cattletype ELISA product lines launched
- 2011
virotype BTV Plus launched — the first real-time Multiplex RT-PCR test kit for veterinary medicine
- 2012
LDL acquired by QIAGEN — veterinary specific nucleic acid extraction kits launched
- 2014
virotype ASFV PCR assay launched to reliably identify African Swine Fever Virus
- 2018
INDICAL BIOSCIENCE is demerged with renewed focus on veterinary diagnostics
- 2021
INDICAL's parent company Vimian Group is listed on NASDAQ First North
- 2021
Swedish vet diagnostics pioneer Svanova and Salmonella testing specialist Check-Points join the INDICAL family
- 2022
INDICAL launches next generation virotype 2.0 qPCR assays
- 2022
INDICAL extends companion animal portfolio
- 2024
INDICAL launches new IndiMag 2 benchtop device for automated nucleic acid extraction
- 2025
2025 INDICAL launches the virotype PRRSV EU Vax RT-PCR Kit, the first assay to detect and differentiate all major live-attenuated PRRSV-1 vaccines in one run
- 2026
INDICAL acquires i-Vet, a leading companion animal diagnostics provider
global network
Improving diagnostics together
We can be reached in countries all over the world, either as INDICAL directly or through our partnerships with local distributors. Since we're nearby, we can improve diagnostics together, no matter where you are.
In 2021, INDICAL became part of Vimian Group — a publicly listed company on Nasdaq Stockholm. Vimian is a global and fast-growing group of innovation-driven companies that share a passion for making a positive impact through improving animal health.
The group covers four essential areas within animal health: Specialty Pharma (Nextmune), Veterinary Services (VetFamily), MedTech (Movora), and Diagnostics (INDICAL BIOSCIENCE).
WORKING FOR THE FUTURE
Sustainable growth
Together with the Vimian Group and our family of businesses we are creating a global sustainability leader in animal health
Meet our leadership team
Culture is key to our success. Fairness, impact, passion and trust are reflected in everything we do.
STEFANO SANTARELLI, CEO
Lukas Mende
CFO
Dr. Claudia Engemann
Head of Leipzig site and Director R&D/ Managing Director