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The Board was responsible for safeguarding and advancing public health by assuring the quality and safety of biologicals, through its management of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC). In July 2008 the Health and Social Care Act...
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is a national funding agency investing in bioscience research and training in the UK. The Council aims to further scientific knowledge, promote economic growth and improve the quality of life in the...
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UK and U.S. announce new Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security reflecting shared ambition to confront biological threats
Science Minister announces national vision for engineering biology, setting out government's £2 billion plan to seize the potential of engineering biology.
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Government’s vision is for the UK to have a broad, rich engineering biology ecosystem that can safely develop and commercialise the many opportunities to come from the technology.
Classical biological control is the introduction of a natural enemy of exotic origin to control a pest, aiming at permanent control
Our renewed vision, mission, outcomes and plans to protect the UK and our interests from significant biological risks.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
The council provides leadership for the UK’s interests in the rapidly developing field of Synthetic Biology.
Research has been conducted to find biological control agents
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On 16 January the United States and the United Kingdom announced a Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security.
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