USA - Embrex Names Dr. David Shapiro Senior Director, Global Veterinary Services

Embrex, Inc., The In Ovo Company, today announced David Shapiro, DVM, Dipl. ACPV, was appointed Senior Director, Global Veterinary Services. Effective immediately, he reports to Brian Hrudka, Vice President, Global Marketing. Dr. Shapiro received his veterinary degree from Purdue University, where he studied avian pathology under Dr. Roland Winterfield. He began his poultry health career with Salsbury Laboratories as a technical services veterinarian. During his subsequent 24 years in the poultry industry, he has held technical and management positions with several important allied industry companies including Hy-Line International, and Hoechst Roussel Vet. He was also staff veterinarian for California broiler integrator, Zacky Farms. "We are pleased that Dr. Shapiro joined Embrex. Since 1999, he has been an independent poultry health consultant to a broad range of broiler integrators, egg producers, breeders, poultry health companies and biotech concerns worldwide. In summary, virtually all of his veterinary activities have involved working for Embrex customers, potential customers, or the companies which supply them," said Hrudka. "We believe his skills and experiences will raise the poultry health capabilities of Embrex to a new level, especially as he works with our team to help ensure the successful USDA registration, marketing and service activities surrounding Inovocox(TM), Embrex's in ovo coccidiosis vaccine." Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the bird's digestive system. While not always fatal, it causes gastrointestinal distress to poultry, interferes with weight gain and a bird's overall health. Currently, approximately $350 million is spent annually worldwide to prevent this parasitic disease. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Embrex, Inc., The In Ovo Company(R), headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, is an international biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative in ovo (in the egg) solutions that meet the needs of today's global poultry industry. The company's unique integration of several scientific and engineering disciplines enables it to be the leading provider of in ovo, value-added solutions with its automated injection and detection devices as well as its select vaccines.