Biobest Laboratories

Business Name	Biobest Laboratories
Website	biobest.co
E-mail	[email protected]
Phone	44 131 440 2628
GMB Link	GMB Brand Page
Address	Darwin House 6 Bush Loan Rd Charles Penicuik EH26 0BE United Kingdom
Business Description	Biobest was founded by Dr David Snodgrass in 1995 when he identified a gap in the market for a private veterinary virology laboratory Initially Biobest operated as a specialist referral laboratory only accepting samples via other veterinary laboratories Quality has remained the fundamental to Biobest s success and over the years we have added ISO 17025 and GMP accreditation and are also the largest VMD authorised equine stem cell centre in the UK In 2000 David took the bold step of setting up a second laboratory for Biobest a high containment facility which enabled us to perform rabies testing for the newly created pet travel scheme This was a truly transformational event in the history of Biobest as the high demand for this test over the years has allowed the business to grow and prosper eventually becoming a one stop shop for all veterinary laboratory requirements Biobest was purchased by the Origin group in 2014 which was subsequently purchased by Vet Partners in 2018 As such Biobest are now part of one of the largest veterinary groups in the UK and have multiple specialist laboratory sites in both Edinburgh and York Biobest hold a GMP Test Site Biologicals certificate from the MHRA This means that we are authorised to perform biological QC testing in accordance with Art 111 1 of directive 2001 83 EC or Article 80 1 of Directive 2001 82 EC transposed in the following national legislation For human medicines The Medicines Act 1968 as amended for veterinary medicines The current Veterinary Medicines Regulations for investigational medicinal products The Medicines for Human Use Clinical Trials Regulations 2004 SI 2004 1031 A copy of our current GMP certificate can be found here Our current schedule of accreditation can be found here Biobest is accredited by UKAS to ISO IEC 17025 2017 for selected diagnostic tests as noted on our schedule of accreditation Accreditation not only assures the quality of the tests performed by Biobest it also covers customer service procedure validation supplier performance and organisation management Biobest are a VMD authorised Equine Stem Cell Centre This authorisation enables us to prepare autologous mesenchymal stem cells for use in the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries in horses A copy of our ESCC authorisation can be found here Biobest Laboratories Ltd 6 Charles Darwin House The Edinburgh Technopole Milton Bridge EH26 0PY United Kingdom Tel 44 0 131 440 2628 Fax 44 0 131 440 9587 Email enquiry biobest co uk DX Biobest Laboratories Ltd DX6232500 Penicuik 92 EH Biobest Laboratories Ltd 6 Charles Darwin House The Edinburgh Technopole Milton Bridge Nr Penicuik EH26 0PY United Kingdom Phone 44 0 131 440 2628 Fax 44 0 131 440 9587 Email enquiry biobest co uk Registered in Scotland no 199355 Registered office 171 Mayfield Road Edinburgh Scotland EH9 3AZ DX Biobest Laboratories Ltd DX6232500 Penicuik 92 EH Registered in Scotland no 199355 Registered office 171 Mayfield Road Edinburgh Scotland EH9 3AZ