BBSRC

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is a British Research Council supporting several scientific research institutes and university research departments in the UK. Receiving its funding through the Office of Science and Innovation, the BBSRC's responsibility is to increase basic knowledge and understanding in biology and develop biological technology and applications.
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK) Funding agency that distributes money from the governmentis Office of Science and Technology to universities and institutes throughout the United Kingdom for academic research and training in the biosciences.