In September 2022, Romanian vet tech startup Digitail detected an outbreak of a vaccine-resistant strain of canine parvovirus in Michigan. Spotted by mapping diagnoses across a series of clinics using a standardised data system, it was, according to cofounder Sebastian Gabor, a striking example of the power of data in the pet space.
Analysis
March 16, 2023
The startups harnessing the pet ‘data-sphere’
The quantity of data produced in the pet tech ecosystem is mushrooming
5 min read
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