Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
The Division's mission is to assure the quality of biological medicines. At the heart of the work is the preparation, storage and worldwide distribution of World Health Organisation international standards and reference materials to provide benchmarks for product quality. In addition NIBSC provides testing services as the UK's Official Medicines Control Laboratory to ensure compliance with product specifications. These activities and advice provided by NIBSC are underpinned by leading edge scientific research covering a wide range of scientific disciplines. From April 2013, the NIBSC will be merged with the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
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