The National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) had been set up in 1992 as an autonomous Institute under the aegis of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.The Institute is located at A-32, Sector-62, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh in an area of 74,000 Sq.M.The scientists of the institute are committed towards their duty and follow the mandates and functions meticulously.Some of them are as here under:
i) to ensure quality of Biological and Biotherapeutic products, both imported and manufactured indigenously available in the Indian market.
ii) to contribute in finalizing the specifications for biological products to be incorporated in Indian Pharmacopoeia.
iii) to prepare National Reference Standards for biological products.
iv) to train technical personnel in the public and private sectors in the field of Quality Control of Biological products and Haemovigilance
programme.
v)to collaborate with other National and International Scientific Institutions/ organizations in pgrading technologies and keeping abreast of scientific advances made in the field of quality assessment of Biological and Biotherapeutic products.
vi) to extend technical expertise during joint inspections of manufacturing premises of biological products with the officers of CDSCO.
vii) to implement the Haemovigilance Programme of India to promote safe blood transfusion practices.
The Laboratory and Animal House facility of the Institute, constructed in February, 2006, have 42 Biosafety Level (BSL)-2
laboratories equipped with modern scientific equipment for testing of Biological and Biotherapeutic products. There are 20 walk-in-cold rooms and 03 walk-in-deep freezers (-20°C), and 64 bio-safety cabinets. All equipment are under Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) or Comprehensive Maintenance Contract (CMC) and are regularly calibrated by a NABL accredited calibration laboratory. The expenditure made by the Institute on salaries, maintenance, procurement of reagents, chemicals, scientific equipment etc., is met from the grants given by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. The revenue generated from testing of biologicals is deposited in the consolidated fund of Government of India with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
