Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is one of 7 Research Councils that make up Research Councils UK (RCUK). It is funded by the UK Government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Its budget for 2011-12 is around £445M, and it supports around 1600 scientists and 2000 research students in universities and institutes across the UK.

Leadership
The Chairs of BBSRC since its founding have been:
 * 1994-1998: Sir Alistair Grant
 * 1998-2003: Dr Peter Doyle CBE
 * 2003-2009: Dr Peter Ringrose
 * 2009-Present: Sir Tom Blundell FRS

The Chief Executives of BBSRC since its founding have been:
 * 1994-1996: Sir Tom Blundell FRS
 * 1996-2002: Prof Ray Baker CBE
 * 2002-2007: Dame Julia Goodfellow CBE
 * 2008-Present: Prof Douglas Kell

Contact Information

 * BBSRC
 * Polaris House
 * North Star Avenue
 * Swindon SN2 1UH
 * United Kingdom
 * Email: webmaster@bbsrc.ac.uk
 * Web: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/

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