• Source: Clodomiro Picado Research Institute

The Instituto Clodomiro Picado is a research center in Vázquez de Coronado, San José Province, Costa Rica. Established in 1970, the institute is a research unit of the Universidad de Costa Rica, responsible for the production of snake antiophidic serums and scientific research on serpents and their venoms, as well as educational and extension programs in rural areas and hospitals. It received its name in honor of Costa Rican scientist Clodomiro Picado Twight.
The Institute produces antivenoms for human and veterinary use in Central America, Ecuador, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea.




See also


List of zoos by country: Costa Rica zoos




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Clodomiro Picado Research Institute
• Clodomiro Picado Twight
• Bothrops asper
• List of dangerous snakes
• Micrurus mipartitus
• List of Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health recipients
• COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica
• University of Costa Rica
• History of penicillin
• Black mamba