Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Abbreviation	BBSRC
Formation	1994 (from merger of 2 other organisations)
Type	Non-departmental public body
Purpose	Funding of UK biological and biotechnological science research
Headquarters	Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UH
Region served	United Kingdom
Chair	Martin Humphries
Executive Chair	Guy Poppy
Main organ	BBSRC Council
Parent organisation	UK Research and Innovation
Affiliations	AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC, Innovate UK, Research England, UKSA
Budget	c. £498M
Website	bbsrc.ukri.org

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.