Oregon National Primate Research Center

The Oregon National Primate Research Center is one of seven federally funded National Primate Research Centers in the United States and has been affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University since 1998. The center is located on 200 acres of land in Hillsboro, Oregon. Originally known as the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, it was the first of the original seven primate centers established by the National Institutes of Health. The research center is administered and funded by the National Center for Research Resources, receiving $11 million in federal grants annually.The center maintains a colony of 4,200 non-human primates, cared for by 12 veterinarians and 100 full-time technicians. Living conditions at the facility are inspected bi-annually by the USDA in unannounced visits. Animal rights activists have criticized the practice.