Origen, Inc is a Michigan based biotechnology company created to bridge the gap between discovery of veterinary vaccine technologies at university and government laboratories and their commercial development. Origen remains dedicated to this mission and to becoming a premier center for discovery level research in veterinary vaccines, vaccine technologies and diagnostics. Origen currently collaborates with outstanding research universities such as Michigan State University and Iowa State University. These relationships have developed through a program of in-licensing technologies, support of innovative programs through grant contracting and collaborations to develop molecular diagnostic assays