In 1992, Riverfront Research Park at the University of Oregon dedicated its first building. In the early 1980’s, the concept for a University of Oregon Riverfront. Research Park (RRP) was developed by the UO and the City of Eugene.

The Research Park is a cooperative effort of the University of Oregon and private developers to build a university-related research park on a state-owned site adjacent to the university campus on the south bank of the Willamette River.