Harbin Veterinary Research Institute

Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI) is a Chinese biological research institute located in Harbin, China. It is under the supervision of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).{{cn|date=September 2022}}

HVRI was created in 1948 and is the first veterinary medicine research institute in China.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

In 2013 the HVRI has come to the public attention due to the controversies surrounding its research on H5N1 and H1N1 viruses.{{cite journal |last1=Yong |first1=Ed |title=Scientists create hybrid flu that can go airborne |journal=Nature |date=2 May 2013 |doi=10.1038/nature.2013.12925 |s2cid=181077199 }}{{cite web|author=Steve Connor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/appalling-irresponsibility-senior-scientists-attack-chinese-researchers-for-creating-new-strains-of-influenza-virus-in-veterinary-laboratory-8601658.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/appalling-irresponsibility-senior-scientists-attack-chinese-researchers-for-creating-new-strains-of-influenza-virus-in-veterinary-laboratory-8601658.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title='Appalling irresponsibility': Senior scientists attack Chinese researchers for creating new strains of influenza virus in veterinary laboratory - Science - News |work=The Independent |date=2013-05-02 |accessdate=2013-05-06}}

In 2018, the Institute put the country's second biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) lab, and the first for large animals, into operation.{{cite news| url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137374368.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807231933/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137374368.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 7, 2018 |title=China launches high-level biosafety lab |publisher=XinhuaNet |date=2018-08-07 |accessdate=2020-04-18}}