Professor Thierry Olivry holds a veterinary degree from the University of Toulouse and a PhD in Comparative Pathology from the University of California, Davis. He is a Diplomate of both the European and American Colleges of Veterinary Dermatology. After a long career as a clinician-scientist in veterinary dermatology and allergy at North Carolina State University in the USA, Professor Olivry returned to Europe and is now the Head of Research and Development at Nextmune, a multinational company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.