National Institute for Biological Standards and Control

National Institute for Biological Standards and Control

Abbreviation	NIBSC
Formation	1972
Legal status	Government agency
Purpose	Biological standards, medicines control and research
Location	Blanche Lane, Ridge, Herts, UK
Region served	UK
Membership	300 staff (200 scientists)
Parent organization	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Affiliations	BBSRC, MRC, WHO, NHS, Dstl
Website	www.nibsc.org

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.