We believe in a world that provides safe and sustainably-produced food for all.
From BSE
to all zoonoses
Background
SAFOSO is a consultancy and capacity-building company founded in 2003 by the former director of the Swiss veterinary authority, Ulrich Kihm. The privately held company is based in Bern, Switzerland.
Our very first assignments involved helping countries build capacity and learn from our experiences with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and its control. Later, our portfolio expanded to tackle many other human- and animal-health hazards, always concentrating on risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, surveillance and compliance with (international) trade standards. In more recent years, we have also added services in the fields of evaluation — of output, impact & outcome of projects — and animal welfare to our portfolio.
Today, just as back in the days of BSE, our expertise is most effective when we can transfer it to clients in a sustainable way, so they can continue the work independently.
SAFOSO in numbers
- 174 projects completed
- 64 publications
- 47 countries we conducted projects in
- 9 employees
- 6 continents where we served clients
- 6 languages spoken by the team
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Our Team
Patrik Buholzer
Marco De Nardi
Silja Griss
Susanne Küker
Isabel Lechner
Manon Schuppers
Carla Stoffel
Amanda Tang
Sharon Peters
Alan Smith
Elza Patric
Alison Hansen
Marc Mendes
Our Board
Patrik Buholzer
Ulrich Kihm
Alex Raeber
Manon Schuppers
Ernst Zollinger
Alan Smith
Elza Patric
Alison Hansen
Marc Mendes
Our expert associates
Nobody knows everything.
To maximize the range of expertise that we can cover for our clients’ benefit, we work with associates who complement our skills. Our hand-selected associates are not employed by SAFOSO, but represent our first choice when it comes to outsourcing specialist tasks.
Our corporate associates
No company can offer all services.
To maximize the range of services that we can cover for our clients' benefit, we have developed a network of trusted partners. They represent our first choice when it comes to identifying project partners.
Careers
Thank you for your interest in working for SAFOSO.
Currently we do not have open positions.
While there are no open positions at this time, we are always interested in hearing from qualified candidates who may fit our future needs. If you have an interest in joining our team send us an email with your resumé and a one-page motivation letter. We will contact you when an appropriate position becomes available within a year.
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