Anahita Shaffii-le Bourdiec

Anahita Shaffii-Le Bourdiec has a diverse work experience in various fields such as veterinary medicine, research, and innovation. Anahita currently holds the position of Head of Alternative Innovation at Ceva Santé Animale, where they are responsible for strategic business development and leading the company's alternative innovation initiatives. Prior to this, they served as the Open Innovation Manager at Ceva Santé Animale, focusing on disruptive innovation in areas such as animal behavior, deep tech, and insects behavior. Anahita has also worked as a Corporate Innovation and Development Portfolio Manager at Ceva Santé Animale's Pharmaceutical Unit. Alongside their work at Ceva Santé Animale, they have held advisory board positions at Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation and Vegetal Signals. Anahita has been an active member of the Cluster Biocontrol and Biosolutions Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which aims to promote sustainable agriculture. Before transitioning into industry roles, they gained valuable experience as a Veterinary Clinician and Practitioner in both pet and livestock medicine. Anahita also has a background in neuroscience research, having worked as a Researcher at Liège University, where they conducted studies in genetics, chronobiology, and behavior. Their work involved conducting groundbreaking research combining functional resonance imaging (fMRI) and sleep deprivation protocols. Anahita Shaffii-Le Bourdiec's diverse background and experience in veterinary medicine, innovation, and research make their a valuable asset in various domains.

Anahita Shaffii-Le Bourdiec holds a Baccalauréat in humanities from Lycée Maurice Ravel, Paris (1990-1997). Anahita then pursued their education at Lycée Jules Ferry, Paris, where they completed Hypokhâgne in 1997. The following year, they attended Lycée Louis-Le-Grand, Paris, and completed Khâgne. Anahita then moved on to the University of Strasbourg, where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in 2000. In 2001, they pursued a Master's Degree at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz. Continuing their academic journey, they completed their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degree at the University of Liège in 2008. Additionally, they obtained a Master's degree in Biopharmaceutical experimentation from Cyclotron Research Centre, Liège University, in 2008-2009. Anahita Shaffii-Le Bourdiec holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Neurosciences, genetics, chronobiology from Cyclotron Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium (2008-2014). Finally, they completed the DIE (Inter-School Diploma) in Apidology and Beekeeping Pathology at École nationale vétérinaire de Nantes in 2015-2016.