EUPRIM-Net (European Primate Network) (Established 2006)
Professional Society
Web Site: http://www.euprim-net.eu
Phone: +49 - (0)551 - 3851 - 454
Fax: +49 - (0)551 - 3851 - 228
E-Mail: euprim@dpz.eu
Kellnerweg 4, Göttingen, D - 37077 GERMANY
Mission: Establishing spezialized infrastructures and procedures for biological and biomedical research
EUPRIM-Net is a EU funded project that networks eight European primate centres:
- Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), The Netherlands
- Centre de Primatologie (CdP), Université Louis Pasteur, France
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), United Kingdom
- German Primate Center (DPZ), Germany
- Instituto di Neurobiologia e Medicina Molecolare (INMM), Italian National Research Council, Italy
- National Institute for Biological Standard and Control (NIBSC), United Kingdom
- Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Sweden
- Station de Primatologie (SdP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
The network is aimed at advancing knowledge and competence in biological and biomedical research, animal keeping and breeding. The project objectives focus on animal welfare, the standardisation of procedures and methods, the enhanced availability of non-human primates and training for those working with primates. All of the network's activities contribute to the 3R-concept - Refinement, Reduction and Replacement.
Courses dedicated e.g. to the implementation of Positive Reinforcement Training (PRT) methods for primates or on general primate biology are held: http://www.euprim-net.eu/network/courses.htm
A central database on the project website gives researchers an overview of the availability of biological material (tissue, blood, serum, DNA, gamete) of different primate species: http://www.euprim-net.eu/accessactivities/accessactivities.htm The joint research activities focus on improvement of the methods used for pathogen surveillance in primate breeding colonies and on primate genetic characterisation.
Last Updated: 2007-03-29
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