Clodomiro Picado Twight - Honors and Recognition

Honors and Recognition

In memory of Dr. Picado's outstanding scientific work, since 1977 the Costa Rican Ministry of Science and Technology (MICIT), together with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCJD) grant annually the National Award of Science and Technology "Clodomiro Picado Twight", as stimulus and recognition for the prominent scientific and technological work of Costa Rican citizens. The prize was modified in June 2000, and divided into the following two categories a year later:

• National Award of Science "Clodomiro Picado Twight"
• National Award of Technology "Clodomiro Picado Twight"

Both prizes are awarded annually. The winners become creditors of a commemorative statuette of Dr. Picado, a parchment and a prize in cash.

Picado is featured on the 2,000 colón banknote of Costa Rica.

In 2000, Picado’s daughter-in-law, Lolita González Picado, accepted the Gold Medal awarded posthumously to Picado by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

There are several institutions and places in Costa Rica named in Picado's memory:

• Clodomiro Picado Research Institute in Dulce Nombre, Coronado, San José. Established in 1970, the institute is a research unit of the Universidad de Costa Rica, responsible for the production of snake antiophidic serums and scientific research on serpents and their venoms, as well as educational and extension programs in rural areas and hospitals.
• Clodomiro Picado Twight High School (known also as I.E.T.), in Turrialba, Cartago.
• Clodomiro Picado Medical Clinic, in Cinco Esquinas, Tibás, San José.