Herbert credited with helping to set AAD up for
success
MORRISVILLE, N.C., March 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With sadness, AAD announced
today that its influential board member and investor James Herbert has died following a lengthy
battle with cancer. He was 83.
Herbert joined AAD's board in February
2021 after first making an investment in the company. Under
his guidance, AAD recreated itself to consist of sister companies
Advanced Animal Diagnostics, an animal diagnostics and data systems
company, and Ad Astra Diagnostics, which is focused on human
point-of-care diagnostics.
Herbert was the retired founder, CEO and chairman of
Lansing, Michigan-based Neogen
Corporation. Herbert guided Neogen from its founding in 1982 to
more than $400 million in annual
revenues and a market capitalization of more than $4 billion. Under Herbert's leadership, Neogen's
portfolio of products and services grew to include innovative food
safety and human diagnostics, animal health products, and animal
genomics services.
"He was a great example for and avid supporter of
entrepreneurs," said Joy Parr Drach,
president and CEO of both AAD companies. "Mr. Herbert lived what we
are working very hard to accomplish at AAD, and he provided us with
the invaluable guidance we needed to position ourselves to succeed.
At once, he was an investor, Texas
cattle rancher, CEO of a company that produces animal and human
diagnostics, and a board member of a large health system that
consists of several hospitals. He was the perfect person at the
perfect time for AAD. His memory and contributions will endure
forever."
Herbert was a board member and with his wife, Judi, major donors
of Lansing-based Sparrow, which
includes the Herbert-Herman Cancer Center. Parr Drach credited
Herbert with providing critical assistance in validating AAD’s
human diagnostics in real-world environments.
"A lot of the early work in proving our products was done at
Sparrow Hospital in Lansing
because of Mr. Herbert," she said. "There, we learned we could
improve the patient care and provider experience, often in very
difficult and emotional situations, by quickly providing accurate
diagnostic results patient-side. Mr. Herbert believed in what we
could accomplish and was instrumental in helping us prove it."
About Ad Astra Diagnostics
Ad Astra Diagnostics, Inc.
provides rapid point-of-care diagnostics to enable fast health
decisions. The company's QScout™ system was designed to improve
health, well-being and lab efficiency. Ad Astra's name, the Latin
translation of "to the stars", embodies the company's vision for
democratizing diagnostic access and pays homage to techniques
rooted in astronomy.
About Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Advanced Animal
Diagnostics provides livestock producers with rapid point-of-care
diagnostic and data systems that improve profitability and empower
precise care of animals, so they live healthier, more productive
lives. AAD tests provide actionable information to inform real-time
decisions that increase productivity, prevent losses, protect the
food supply, reduce antibiotic use and improve human and animal
well-being.
Media contact:
media@aadiagnostics.com
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