Questions about the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC)
Deadly diseases constitute a threat to public health. Primate research centres such as BPRC contribute to the development of medications that save lives. Our scientific research institute is located in Rijswijk and employs more than one hundred people, ranging from animal care workers and animal behaviour experts to vets and geneticists.
Why are scientific research institutes such as BPRC necessary?
In large parts of the world, people's health has improved considerably in the past century. This is not just because of improved hygiene, but is also largely due to breakthroughs in the medical industry, e.g.
drugs and vaccines that were developed during this century, often partially due to animal testing. Of course there are still life-threatening diseases that cannot be prevented or cured. In order to successfully combat these diseases, we must expand our knowledge. Biomedical research forms the basis for the development of new and safe drugs and therapies.
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