Long-time leader of the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) Jean Szkotnicki, has passed away at the age of 70 after a brief illness.
She led CAHI for 29 years, “skillfully balancing the responsibility of advocating for veterinary pharmaceutical companies with the needs of veterinarians, livestock producers, and our public,” said CAHI in a statement. “She was an early supporter of a more globally harmonized approach to technical requirements of regulatory programs for animal health products that would encourage investment, innovation, and competitiveness.”
Szkotnicki also chaired industry boards such as the Canadian Animal Health Product Regulatory Advisory Board for Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. She was inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2017 and was awarded an Honorary Degree from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2022 for championing responsible use of antibiotics in animals.
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