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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 24, 1985[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Headquarters | Calle Darwin nº 3, Campus de Cantoblanco. 28049 Madrid |
| Employees | 676 (as December 2011) |
| Annual budget | 24 million € |
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| Website | http://www.cnb.csic.es |
The National Center for Biotechnology (CNB) forms part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the largest public research institution in Spain.
The CNB was founded in 1992[2] to promote research in advanced biotechnology and molecular biology, and to act as a link between basic research and industrial applications.
- ^ "Orden de 24 de enero de 1985 por la que se crea en el seno del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, el Centro Nacional de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología". Boe.es. 1985-01-24. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "El Centro Nacional de Biotecnología echa a andar con un director cesado". Elpais.com. 1992-07-10. Retrieved 2014-06-02.