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

Instruments for low- to
high-throughput testing

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. 

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
  • 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

  • 2020

    Companion animal diagnostics specialist AFOSA joins INDICAL

  • 2021

    Swedish veterinary diagnostics pioneer Svanova joins the INDICAL family as INDICAL Sweden AB

  • 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 work
Diverse culture
Stefano

Stefano Santarelli
CEO

Culture is key to our success. Fairness, impact, passion and trust are reflected in everything we do.

Meet our Leadership Team