Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience. It predominantly funds scientific research institutes and university research departments in the UK.
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Abbreviation | BBSRC |
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Formation | 1994 (from merger of 2 other organisations) |
Type | Non-departmental public body |
Purpose | Funding of UK biological and biotechnological science research |
Headquarters | Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UH |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Chair | Professor Martin Humphries FMedSci |
Professor Guy Poppy CB FMedSci | |
Main organ | BBSRC Council |
Parent organisation | |
Affiliations | AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC, Innovate UK, Research England, UKSA |
Budget | c. £498M |
Website | bbsrc |
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