National Primate Research Center (NPRC) was established as a major national non-human primate infrastructure to support industry/academia/research institute, including those involved in xenotransplantation, regenerative medicine, and new-drug discovery for incurable diseases.
Research Areas
Acquisition, propagation, and distribution of specific pathogen free (SPF) non-human primate resources
Standardization of the processes of handling and regulating lab requirements for non-human primate research
Xenotransplantation research
Regenerative medical research and applications
Pre-clinical efficacy assessments of newly developed drug candidates
Evaluation of immunogenicity and safety of vaccine candidates
Development of disease models
Genome research and the establishment of genomic database and support for animal biosafety level 3(ABL 3) research facilities
Collaboration and support for nationwide noninstitutional research involving non-human primates
