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Javier Y. Marcos

Position: Head of the AMR & Veterinary Products Department at the World Organization for Animal Health
Categories: Speakers 2022

Javier Y. Marcos has a solid history of working in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with eighteen years of experience in the development and commercialization of diagnostics tests for infectious diseases, both for human and animal health. Graduated as Doctor in Veterinary Medicine in 1997, he also holds a PhD in Microbiology & Molecular Biology from the Leon University, Spain. Recently appointed as Head of the AMR & Veterinary Products Department at the World Organization for Animal Health, he will be providing an overview of the OIE strategy on AMR and the prudent use of antimicrobials. as part of a One Health approach.