What if you work the animal health industry, but you're not a vet?

There are copious quantities of qualified veterinarians, veterinary pharmacologists and toxicologists working in the animal health industry. And there are plenty of professional associations catering for their needs.

• The European Association of Veterinary Pharmacologists and Toxicologists.

• The American Association of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology.

• The Association of Veterinarians in Industry.

But what if you come from a marketing background? Or a legal background? You might be a formulation chemist or an engineer or a PR specialist. You might be a middle manager from any one of a dozen different professional backgrounds.

As far as I know, there's no specialist association that fits the bill.

Perhaps there should be?

Avenues for people in the animal health industry to come together, network and learn from one another are surprisingly rare. An animal health or veterinary industry managers' forum could provide a whole raft of ways of expanding contact networks and learning from peers.

Comments and input are welcome. And in the meantime, I'll add it to the 'to do' list...