The animal health market has seen a significant uptick in investment activity over the past few years. There is also a significant increase in number of human health companies that are developing drugs or other therapeutic modalities for humans to try their luck with the same products in the animal health market. While there is general agreement that the animal health market is a growth market, copycats beware, because the drivers are very different and it is worth potential investor’s time and money to understand those differences to increase their odds of success. In this article Dr Sam Al-Murrani of Babylon BioConsulting LLC outlines the market conditions and major drivers in animal health and point out some advantages for investors.