Company:ViaGen Pets
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Short description: Animal cloning company
| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Cedar Park, Texas , United States |
| Parent | TransOva Genetics |
ViaGen Pets, based in Cedar Park, Texas, is a division of TransOva Genetics, that offers animal cloning services to pet owners. ViaGen Pets division was launched in 2016.[1]
ViaGen Pets offers cloning as well as DNA preservation services, sometimes called tissue or cell banking.[2]
Technology and patents
ViaGen's subsidiary, Start Licensing, owns a cloning patent which is licensed to their only competitor as of 2018, who also offers animal cloning services.[3]
The cloning process used by both ViaGen and their competitor is somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same as which was used for cloning Dolly the Sheep.[3]
History
ViaGen Pets began by offering cloning to the livestock and equine industry in 2003,[1] and later included cloning of cats and dogs in 2016.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Castillo, Michelle (2018-03-08). "This woman paid $50,000 to clone her dead chihuahua...twice" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/08/viagen-pets-cloned-a-chihuahua-for-50000.html.
- ↑ Claiborne, Casey (2020-01-11). "Cedar Park company ViaGen cloning favorite pets" (in en-US). https://www.fox7austin.com/news/cedar-park-company-viagen-cloning-favorite-pets.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baron, Jessica. "If You Love Animals, Don't Clone Your Pet" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicabaron/2018/12/24/if-you-love-animals-dont-clone-your-pet/.
- ↑ WTOC Staff. "Viagen Pets take animal cloning from research lab to marketplace" (in en-US). https://www.wtoc.com/2020/05/18/viagen-pets-take-animal-cloning-research-lab-marketplace/.
External links
- official website
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