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Clodomiro Picado Research Institute

Instituto Clodomiro Picado
Location San José Province
 Costa Rica
Coordinates 10°25′29″N 84°45′07″W / 10.4248187°N 84.752048°W / 10.4248187; -84.752048
No. of animals 70+ species
Website icp.cr

The Instituto Clodomiro Picado is a research center in 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 and Papua New Guinea.


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