The Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI) – 哈尔滨兽医研 was founded in 1958 and was the first research institute for veterinary medicine in China. It focuses on applied and basic research for the prevention and control of animal infectious diseases. The institute has 566 staff members, including 80 senior researchers, and has developed 120 diagnostic reagents and vaccines to combat animal infectious diseases.
HVRI collaborates with several international organizations, including
- FAO Reference Centre for Animal Influenza
- OIE Collaborating Centre for Zoonoses of Asia-Pacific
- OIE Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, OIE Reference Laboratory for Equine Infectious Anaemia
- OIE Twinning Laboratory for Infectious Bursal Disease
- Joint Laboratory for Innate Immunity with Michigan State University (USA)
- Joint Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology with the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in Sweden.
More information: http://hvri.ac.cn/en/index.htm.
