This facility was set up in the late 1960s by Umbrella in secrecy. Built within the underground ruins of the Ndipaya Kingdom, only high-ranking Umbrella researchers and the remaining Ndipaya knew of its existence. The center was built to study a plant species called the "Stairway of the Sun". This flower, when cultivated in the area, naturally produced the Progenitor virus. The installation of a Laboratory was also due to the flowers not producing Progenitor when taken from their natural habitat.