Industry Practicum Projects

From Barnyard to Breakthrough: A look at the Swine Respiratory Drug Market
Fall 2024 CMI-BAM Project

This mini-project at the beginning of the semester explored the swine respiratory drug market and potential methods of funding for Dr. Elisa Crisci of NCSU. Her lab is working to develop a novel therapeutic called BIO-PLY, a PRP lysate to treat Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV), a viral disease that infects domestic swine, potentially leading to respiratory failure and pneumonia. 

Microbes to the Rescue: Probiotics Giving Animal Agriculture a Boost
Fall 2024 Industry Practicum Project

This semester-long project partnered with Novonesis to gather information on probiotics and enzyme use in the animal agriculture market. We completed market analysis and surveys of key opinion leaders in this market to understand industry perspectives on the use of these products.