Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) is a large private research institute located in San Antonio Texas.

With 400 staff and a 397 acre campus, SFBR is "one of the world's leading independent biomedical research institutions."

SFBR houses the Southwest National Primate Research Center, the world's largest Baboon colony for biomedical research.

SFBR is also home to the only privately owned Biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory in the United States.

The Foundation's AT&T Genomics Computing Center is "the world's largest computer cluster devoted to statistical genetic analysis."

Controversy and criticism
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