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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Summary

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is a non-departmental public body[1].

Key Facts

  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's instance of is recorded as non-departmental public body[3].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's instance of is recorded as research council[4].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[5].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's postal code is recorded as SN2 1UH[6].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Silsoe Research Institute[7].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as John Innes Centre[8].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Quadram Institute Bioscience[9].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Pirbright Institute[10].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Babraham Institute[11].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Rothamsted Research[12].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Earlham Institute[13].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences[14].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is part of UK Research and Innovation[15].
  • 1994 marks the founding of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council[16].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.566729, 'longitude': -1.784744, 'precision': 1e-06}[17].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's official website is recorded as https://www.ukri.org/councils/bbsrc/[18].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's replaces is recorded as Agricultural and Food Research Council[19].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's short name is recorded as BBSRC[20].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-00cwqg982[21].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 149.155.0.0/16[22].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2079478'}[23].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://idp.bbsrc.ac.uk/shibboleth[24].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+46022'}[25].
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+52905'}[26].

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council[16].

Identity

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is part of UK Research and Innovation[15]. Its short name is recorded as BBSRC[20].

Operations

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's headquarters location is recorded as Polaris House[5]. Subsidiaries include Silsoe Research Institute[7], a facility[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1924[29]; John Innes Centre[8], a nonprofit organization[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Quadram Institute Bioscience[9], an organization[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1968[34], headquartered in Norwich Research Park[35]; Pirbright Institute[10], an organization[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1987[38], headquartered in Ash[39]; Babraham Institute[11], an organization[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1949[42]; and Rothamsted Research[12], a research institute[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1843[45], headquartered in Harpenden[46].

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Class ancestry

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  1. 5w ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postal code → SN2 1UH
    Short name → BBSRC
    Domain name → bbsrc.ac.uk
    Isni → 0000000121893037
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13305]]: GB-COH-RC000707"
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