INDICAL – Diagnostics for a healthier future
CHALLENGES
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 is a global leader in the development of complete solutions for molecular and immunological veterinary testing. 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 better monitor the health of livestock, poultry, and companion animals. INDICAL’s solutions are trusted by veterinarians, laboratories, clinics, research institutes, KOLs, government agencies and animal health organizations worldwide.
Extraction kits, reagents and
prefilled cartridges for efficient nucleic acid isolation from a variety of sample types
Ready-to-use, pathogen-specific PCR assays, PCR reagents, and ELISAs
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.Â
Together with our partners and customers, we innovate to improve existing technologies, develop new ones, and respond quickly to emerging threats.
HISTORY
27 years of proficiency
Founded in 1996 as a veterinary service laboratory and formerly part of QIAGEN, we have a proud and trusted heritage.
MILESTONES
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1996
LDL is founded as a veterinary service lab in Leipzig, Germany
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1999
LDL starts developing and producing its own assays
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2004
bactotype qPCR assay product line launched
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2006
virotype BVDV RT-PCR workflow launched to improve BVDV diagnostics
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2009
pigtype and cattletype ELISA product lines launched
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2011
virotype BTV Plus launched – the first real-time Multiplex RT-PCR test kit for veterinary medicine
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2012
LDL acquired by QIAGEN – veterinary specific nucleic acid extraction kits launched
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2014
virotype ASFV PCR assay launched to reliably identify African Swine Fever Virus
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2018
INDICAL BIOSCIENCE is demerged with renewed focus on veterinary diagnostics
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2020
Companion animal diagnostics specialist AFOSA joins INDICAL
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2021
Swedish veterinary diagnostics pioneer Svanova joins the INDICAL family as INDICAL Sweden AB
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2021
INDICAL's parent company Vimian Group is listed on NASDAQ First North
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.
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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
Diagnostics: INDICAL BIOSCIENCE
Svanova
Effective April 2021, Swedish veterinary diagnostics pioneer Svanova joined the INDICAL family and became INDICAL Sweden AB. The SVANOVIR ELISA product range is now available exclusively from INDICAL.
AFOSA
Experienced German producer AFOSA is now part of INDICAL, helping expand our portfolio to improve the welfare of even more animals. INDICAL’s offering now includes ELISA kits for the reliable detection of antibodies to parasitic and vector-transmitted companion animal pathogens.
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
Our sustainability workDiverse culture
Culture is key to our success. Fairness, impact, passion and trust are reflected in everything we do.
