The mission of VARI International is to extend Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) laboratories to strategic overseas locations supported by VARI and local governments or institutions. By developing a worldwide network of laboratories, research centers, and academic collaborations, VARI International creates global synergy to further biomedical research at home and internationally.
VARI International offers partners a foundation of distinguished scientists, respected research, core facilities, and strong existing global partnerships.
Some of the many positive outcomes of VARI International include:
- Reduced cost and accelerated timeframe for clinical trials
- Larger array of patients for clinical studies with diverse ethnic-specific diseases facilitates uncovering new insights to disease
- Collaborative research pools the talent, resources, and IP from several strong institutions to arrive at conclusions important to human health more quickly and efficiently than possible for one institution alone
- Expanded knowledge sharing and flow of dialogue between researchers, teachers, and students worldwide
- Better understanding of ethnic and local diseases specific to environment and race
