Dr. Giulio Severi is the Veterinary Director at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Umbria e delle Marche. He obtained his degree in veterinary medicine in 2000 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UNIPG; his specialization in animal health in 2004 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UNIBO; his master's in biotechnology in 2006 from the University of Urbino; and his doctorate of research (Ph.D.) in 2010 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UNIPG. He also holds a master’s degree in medical management (2016) from ISTUM, Milan. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Organization Responsible for Animal Welfare of IZSUM. He is scientific director of numerous research projects financed by the Italian Ministry of Health. His research topics mainly include (1) autologous and autogenous veterinary vaccine production, (2) immunology and immune response systems in different animal models, (3) biotech vaccine R&D, (4) citofluorimetric analysis, (5) PPD production, and (6) GMP vaccine production.