Company Overview

VIDO is a non-profit research institute located at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1975 through a grant provided by the Devonian Foundation (Calgary, Alberta), the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan, VIDO's mandate remains 'To Serve the livestock and poultry industry by conducting animal health- related research, communicate livestock management techniques and information, and facilitate the transfer of technology for international commercial development'.

As a financially self-reliant organization, VIDO is reliant upon on-going funding from the livestock and poultry industry, governments, charitable foundations, federal and provincial granting agencies, industry contracts and private donations. This funding supports a 50, 000 square foot research facility, a 160 acre research farm, specific pathogen-free isolation facilities, and state of the art virology, bacteriology, biochemistry and immunology laboratories. VIDO supports quality research, attracts quality people and provides quality service through its 60-70 member human resource team; a cross-functional team comprised of 30 plus veterinarians or scientists with advanced degrees.

VIDO strives to be recognized as an international biotechnology leader in the development of innovative vaccines and vaccine delivery systems, and to be a preferred partner in the development and commercialization of products for use by the animal food industry. VIDO currently holds in excess of 30 patents, with another 15 pending. VIDO, in pursuit of this vision, seeks to retain relevancy to it's stakeholders, remain leaders in product discovery and strives for excellence in establishing partnerships at all levels of the industry (producers, governments, universities, biopharmaceutical companies and other research institutions in the biopharmaceutical industry.)

VIDO seeks collaborative opportunities with scientists and organizations in both the private and public sectors, and welcomes inquiries regarding potential relationships in any area of animal health research.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

Number of Employees: 70

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Services

• Biotechnology
• S32
  • provides information, printed and otherwise, to animal food

  industry; veterinarians and producers.

  • collaborates in research endeavors with external parties;

  undertakes contract research for biopharmaceutical companies and other external stakeholders.

  • undertakes disease investigations and develops 'animal models'

  for controlled research.

  • investigates host-pathogen relationships; disease pathogenesis.

Products

• T1
• T3

  VIDO's efforts in molecular biology and genetic engineering include:

  • vectored vaccine technologies
  • gene expression technologies
  • antigen identification
  • cellular immunology and assessment thereof

NAICS Categories

• 112110 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots
• 112120 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
• 112210 Hog and Pig Farming
• 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences

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