{"id":1526,"date":"2023-02-20T12:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/qui-som\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:31:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-block_22a130409803dd9ea917d62297fbbbad id=\"section-page-filters\" class=\"page-filter alignleft section-page-filters\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"title-pretitle text-center  max-w-2xl  mx-auto \">\n                      <h1 class=\"title text-4xl pb-6 text-primary_blue \" >About us<\/h1>\n                  \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section data-block_1897b2c2f1607fe6738c94404b9c0155 id=\"\" class=\"simple-text-w-img alignleft section-simple-text-w-img \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"title-pretitle text-center  max-w-2xl  mx-auto \">\n                \n<\/div> \n        <div class=\"wrapper   lg:!flex-row \">\n          <div class=\"section-content  lg:pr-16 \">\n            <h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"text\"><p>Founded in 2011, Vetgenomics is the first technology-based company (EBT) of the Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, established by experienced academics and researchers in the fields of genetic diagnostics and animal genomics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vetgenomics specialize in <strong>diagnosing known and emerging pathogens,<\/strong> as well as in <strong>developing, optimizing, and validating genetic diagnostic methods,<\/strong> including techniques for <strong>identifying animal species<\/strong> in various sample types.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Research has always been at the heart of our operations, <strong>enabling us to deliver high-quality service and enhance our clients&#8217; competitiveness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"section-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vector-1.png\" alt=\"Vector\">\n          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n  .section-simple-text-w-img ul li::before{\n    background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bullet.svg);    \n  }\n  <\/style>\n\n<section data-block_05a1a7c2230e12d04e9cdba34aa58c32 id=\"\" class=\"simple-text-w-img alignleft section-simple-text-w-img \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"title-pretitle text-center  max-w-2xl  mx-auto \">\n                \n<\/div> \n        <div class=\"wrapper  lg:!flex-row-reverse  \">\n          <div class=\"section-content  lg:pl-16 \">\n            <h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"text\"><p>Our research led to the development of <strong>Can-ID,<\/strong> an innovative canine identification system created to address dog waste on public roads. This initiative led to the creation of <strong>Can-Identification,<\/strong> which has been operating independently since July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Building on extensive metagenomics research, we established <strong>Nano1Health<\/strong> to apply advanced genomics and bioinformatics technologies for identifying and characterizing microorganisms, pathogens, and drug resistance biomarkers from a <strong>One Health<\/strong> perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"section-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Molecular-genetics.png\" alt=\"EN-Molecular genetics\">\n          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n  .section-simple-text-w-img ul li::before{\n    background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bullet.svg);    \n  }\n  <\/style>\n\n<section data-block_547e00e7d4720034e8f460c00c99f090 class=\"list-vertical-img alignleft section-list-vertical-img  bg-[#E5EFF4]   \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"title-pretitle text-center  max-w-2xl  mx-auto \">\n                <h2 class=\"title text-4xl pb-6 text-primary_blue \" >Vision, mission and values<\/h2>\n            \n<\/div>        \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n          \n        <div class=\"card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-8541.png\" class=\"image \" alt=\"Group 8541\">\n            <div class=\"data\">\n            <h4 class=\"\"> Vision <\/h4>\n            <p><strong>To be a benchmark in genetic diagnosis and a partner of choice<\/strong> in the development of custom assays, optimization, validation and technology transfer in the field of genomics.<\/p>\n \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-8540.png\" class=\"image \" alt=\"Group 8540\">\n            <div class=\"data\">\n            <h4 class=\"\">Mission <\/h4>\n            <p>To put our scientific curiosity, academic experience, close contact and capacity for innovation to\u00a0the service of our clents <strong>to offer a quality product adapted to the needs of each particular client.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-8542.png\" class=\"image \" alt=\"Group 8542\">\n            <div class=\"data\">\n            <h4 class=\"\">Values <\/h4>\n            <ul>\n<li>The position of <strong>excellence in innovation and knowledge gained at the University<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To promote new technologies<\/strong> to increase <strong>the added value of our customers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To encourage technological innovation by establishing <strong>strategic alliances with industry and research centers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Quality as <strong>continuous improvement<\/strong> as well as legal compliance, with the active participation of professionals and with a focus on risks and stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>To assure <strong> data integrity, computer security and the impartiality of the results.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalized contact<\/strong> to achieve maximum customer satisfaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Persones5-Photoroom-e1743416693879.png\" class=\"image \" alt=\"Persones(5)-Photoroom\">\n            <div class=\"data\">\n            <h4 class=\"\">Corporate Social Responsibility  <\/h4>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DC-002an.pdf\">Download Vetgenomics policy (includes quality, ethics, labour, environment, and information security policies) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetgenomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DC-002_en_002.docx\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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