[Note: NHP = non-human primates; NW Primates = New World Monkeys; OW Primates = Old World Monkeys More...]

Source: SCHER,  The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices (2009),
Section 3.1.1 Overview on the use of NHPs in research and testing, p. 7 -11.

Non-human primates in research and safety testing

Use of primates in EU research and safety testing

Table 1 - Changes in NHP use between 2002 and 2005 in the EU

Table 2 - NHP used in different EU countries

Table 3 - NHP used for different purposesSee below for description of categories

Table 4 - NHPs used for different purposes in fundamental biology research