As veterinarians and dog owners we have experienced first-hand the debilitating effects of osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis on our own beloved pets. Seeing a once happy, running and playful pup dog struggle to get up and out of bed and walk, prompted us to take action.

Knowing the limitations and side effects of available therapy, we set on a quest to find new treatments. After having meticulously combed through the existing therapeutic options as well as ones still in development, we came out empty handed.

Animacel was established out of a need to help our own dogs. To give them a better life so they could run and play again. Initially a spin-out of the Veterinary Faculty in Ljubljana in 2011, Animacel is the result of a revolutionary technology based on cutting-edge science in the field of stem cell therapy. Over the years and an ongoing strong collaboration with academia, we are proud to have achieved the goals outlined by our founders – to develop a highly effective, long-lasting osteoarthrosis and osteoarthritis therapy with minimal to no side effects. In other words, after a single dose of our therapy, our dogs were not only able to run and play again, but continue to do so, years after treatment.

To this date, we have treated over 1500 animals with fantastic outcomes and are currently in the process of drug registration for broader use. We welcome you on our mission to help our dogs run and play again.

Luka MOHORIC

CEO since 2016

  • Laboratory development
  • Leadership awards
  • Incubators in Israel and US
Nenad GREGEC, MBA

CO-Owner, Advisor

  • An experienced executive in operations and growth management
  • Human resource management
Dr. Katerina CEH

CO-Owner, Advisor

  • Clinical development for Big Pharma
  • Expert in animal and human clinical studies
prof. dr. Gregor MAJDIC

Rector of the University of Ljubljana

  • Co-founder of Animacel
  • Executive positions in the academic veterinary and human medicine field
Matija KRAJNIK

Outside Regulatory Consultant

  • Over 15 years of experience
  • Regulatory Manager
  • In Big Pharma
  • Leading authorization efforts
Sabrina LAKOTTA

Sales

  • Over 15 years of experience in Human and veterinary stem cell applications
  • Leading F2F sales teams