Vectra 3D and all of the company's future products are protected with Summit VetPharm’s new BloodhoundTM technology - an innovative, proprietary track and trace system developed by Nutec Systems that ensures veterinary exclusivity of the product. At the CVC Central trade show booth, a Bloodhound dog named Truman (seen here) was available for a few hours a day to take pictures with excited children as well as adults. Director of Veterinary Services for Summit VetPharm. “Our studies show that Vectra 3D is as effective on day 30 as it is on day one. Additionally, this product has demonstrated remarkable speed of kill and reinfestation protection in all weight ranges of dogs.” Vectra 3D and all of the company’s future products are protected with Summit VetPharm’s new Bloodhound™ Technology – an innovative, proprietary track and trace system developed by Nutec Systems that ensures veterinary exclusivity of the product. Each package of Vectra 3D can be traced from the point of manufacture to veterinary purchase. Bloodhound Technology will allow Summit VetPharm to maintain the integrity of its products through a secure distribution channel as well as guard against counterfeiting. Sales Team Receives Positive Response to Vectra 3D Now that Summit VetPharm has officially launched and introduced themselves to the veterinary community, the sales team has been introducing veterinary clinics to the benefits of offering Vectra 3D to their patients. The current sales team consists of 13 SVP representatives, 28 Abbott Animal Health representatives and 200 distributor representatives. SVP has a co-promotion agreement with Abbott Animal Health that will strengthen SVP’s contributions to veterinarian-client-patient care by combining the innovative products and commercial expertise of SVP with the sales capability of Abbott Animal Health. Sumitomo Corporation of America continued on page 16 15