The National Biological Standards Board (NBSB) was a non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the UK government, established, in 1975, as a Statutory Body by Act of Parliament. The Board is responsible for safeguarding and advancing public health by assuring the quality and safety of biologicals. NBSB members are appointed directly by the Secretary of State for Health with two positions reserved for NIBSC staff members.
NBSB fulfils its public health responsibilities through its management of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC). NIBSC carries out batch release for the UK market, in particular with vaccines for the UK children's vaccination programme, and operates as an Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL) of the European Union and evaluating biological medicines for release onto the EU market.
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