About Us

BIOADVANCE CENTROAMERICA S.A. – BIOADVANCE® is a Costa Rican company specialized in the import and sale of materials, tests and equipment for human and animal laboratory diagnostics, in the Central American region. We serve the public, private and academic sectors.

We began our work in 2011, and since then, we have been in a continuous expansion throughout Central America, acquiring the experience to diversify during this new decade in other areas where we have extensive knowledge and with the support of the great human talent that we have, to be able to develop solutions tailored to our clients.

Our Business Lines

Veterinary Medicine

We offer a wide range of diagnostic solutions, of great help for the practice of Veterinary Medicine, from the simplest screening tests to diagnostic imaging tests.

10 years leading the diagnostic test market in Costa Rica and Central America.

 

 

Increased contact with wild and domestic animals are factors that have favored the transmission of diseases between animals and people.

 

– Gilles Kleitz, director of the AFD Ecological Transition Department.

The current health crisis sheds new light on the urgency of designing public policies that integrate the One Health components.

 

– Patrick Dauby, AFD Health Division project manager.

The contribution of doctors, veterinarians, ecologists, agronomists, sociologists and anthropologists helps to understand the problems from multiple aspects.

 

– Marie Edan, head of the AFD Agriculture, Biodiversity and Rural Development project

Social Responsability

Pets Identification

We understand the importance of the correct pets identification, a very important member of each family at a universal level. That is why we offer Microchips and RFID Readers certified by ICAR under the ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 standards.

The latest from our Blog

DIY Dog First-Aid Kit

DIY Dog First-Aid Kit

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ASF South Korea: 150,000 pigs culled as virus found in feed

ASF South Korea: 150,000 pigs culled as virus found in feed

South Korea is going through a difficult phase in an attempt to get African Swine Fever (ASF) under control. In the 1st 3 months of 2026, at least 148,000 pigs had to be culled on 24 farms. In addition, almost 500 tons of feed are being destroyed in as authorities...

United States: First case of bird flu in Wisconsin dairy herd

United States: First case of bird flu in Wisconsin dairy herd

In the US, the first known case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Wisconsin has been confirmed via routine national milk testing. On 14 December, the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National...

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Bioadvance Centroamérica S.A.

(+506) 4000 1211

Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica