Appendix 2
The Objects of BBSRC, as set out in its Royal Charter,
are:
a) to promote and support, by any means, high-quality
basic, strategic and applied research and related post-graduate
training relating to the understanding and exploitation of biological
systems;
b) to advance knowledge and technology (including
the promotion and support of the exploitation of research outcomes),
and provide trained scientists and engineers, which meet the needs
of users and beneficiaries (including the agriculture, bioprocessing,
chemical, food, health care, pharmaceutical and other biotechnological-related
industries), thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness
of the United Kingdom and the quality of life;
c) to provide advice, disseminate knowledge, and
promote public understanding in the fields of biotechnology and
the biological sciences.[31]
31 http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/organisation/royal_charter.pdf
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