由於非人類靈長類動物（Nonhuman Primate, NHP）與人類的遺傳基源最相近，因而NHP是支持生醫研究從基因醫學研究、臨床前研究到人體臨床研究的重要動物模式。

Due to the close genetic relationship between nonhuman primates (NHP) and humans, NHP is the most suitable animal model for testing the safety of new drugs and for studying biomedical research.