| Abbreviation | NIBSC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1972 |
| Legal status | Government agency |
| Purpose | Biological standards, medicines control and research |
| Location | |
Region served | UK |
Membership | 300 staff (200 scientists) |
Parent organization | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
| Affiliations | BBSRC, MRC, WHO, NHS, DstlDHSC |
| Website | www |
The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) is a government agency that works in the field of biological standardisation and is part of the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It is responsible for developing and producing over 90% of the biological international standards in use around the world.[citation needed]
The Institute is the UK's Official Medicines Control Laboratory, responsible for independent regulatory testing of biological medicines within the framework of the European Union.[1] It is also host to the UK's stem cell bank and is a key research centre in the field of pandemic influenza.