Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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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.
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Leadership
The Chairs of BBSRC since its founding have been:[1]
- 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/
Resources and articles
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- Gates Foundation Funded Global Agriculture Projects
- Ralph Riley
- David Gregory
- Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA)
- John Jacob Astor - former chair
