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,[1] 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.

[2] The Institute produces antivenoms for human and veterinary use in Central America, Ecuador, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea.

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