ViaLactia Biosciences is a biotechnology company operating as a fully owned subsidiary of Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy cooperative and the world's largest exporter of dairy products.

At ViaLactia, our goals are the identification, discovery and commercialisation of methods of selection and genes important to the dairy industry, including those affecting pasture grasses, milk production and composition, and animal health. ViaLactia derives value for the dairy farmers of New Zealand by combining Fonterra's knowledge of consumer and commodity markets and their shareholders' best on-farm practices with ViaLactia's in-house research capacities and global alliances with other scientific researchers.

Our science programmes are organised into separate but interdependent platforms based around bovine and forage genomics, supported by in-house bioinformatics and commercial teams. The bovine and forage research groups are focused on understanding the relevant genomes at the molecular level, and using this knowledge to improve dairy production and efficiency via better selection of dairy cows and pasture plants. We have a synergy of world-class scientists with world-class business and commercial managers which provide a powerful and competitive formula for success.