Knowledge from the UCR Will Save Lives in Sri Lanka

  • The Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR) will send 2,500 vials of antivenom

Jenniffer Jiménez Córdoba, Periodista, Journalist of the Divulgation and Information Office Lidiette Guerrero Portilla, Journalist of the Divulgation and Information Office

Fuente: Costa Rica University

The Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR) has more than 40 years of existence; but today, its scientific knowledge and technological experience have joined forces one more time; this time, to take on the challenge of producing an antiophidic serum to neutralize venoms from the three most venomous species of snakes in Sri Lanka with onesingle antidote.