British Industrial Biological Research Association
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Toxicology testing |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | www |
The British Industrial Biological Research Association was a government-run research association in the UK, and is now a private company, that investigates toxicology of commercial products.
Private company
The organisation was formed in 1961 by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).[1] The new buildings in Surrey were to cost £56,000, and would be fully open in 1962; at the time there were 52 British research associations.
The site has been known as the BIBRA Research Laboratories. The site mainly investigated the toxicology of food products (additives) and cosmetics.[2] Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visited the site on 8 June 1969.[3]
The private company was later known as BIBRA by the late 1980s.[4][5] It has worked with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and MRC.[6]
Function
The association produced the international journal Food and Chemical Toxicology and Toxicology in Vitro.[7]
The BIBRA Laboratories have worked with the subjects of -
