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| Abbreviation | BBSRC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1994 (from merger of 2 other organisations) |
| Type | Research Council within UKRI |
| Purpose | Funding of UK biological and biotechnological science research |
| Headquarters | Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UH |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Council Chair | Martin Humphries |
| Anne Ferguson-Smith | |
Main organ | BBSRC Council |
Parent organisation | |
| Affiliations | AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC, Innovate UK, Research England |
Budget | c. £498M |
| Website | bbsrc |
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.