Authority and duties as published in the Government Gazette.
The IBP’s responsibility according to the ministerial regulation on the Department of Medical Sciences’ organization, B.E. 2552 (as announced in the Gazette vol. 126, section 98, 28 Dec. B.E. 2552
1. Quality assuring and risk assessing of vaccines, blood products and other biological products used within country for control, prevention and treatment of human diseases; in-vivo diagnostic test kits for human use; in-vitro diagnostic test kits for blood transmission diseases and vaccines for veterinary use.
2. Developing and standardizing laboratory testing system for vaccines and other biological products used for control, prevention and treatment of human diseases; in-vivo diagnostic test kits for human use; in-vitro diagnostic test kits for blood transmission diseases and vaccines for veterinary use.
3. Being reference laboratory for biological products.
4. Preparation of the national standard/reference materials for quality control of biological products.
5. Research and development on knowledge and technology on biological products.
6. Developing of laboratory quality system and controlling system for biological products.
7. Supporting and transferring of knowledge on vaccines, blood products and other biological products technology to public and private concerned organizations including national and international laboratory networks.
The IBP’s role in the national regulatory system
The IBP plays an important role as the NCL for quality control of biological products used within country; these are vaccines, sera, blood products and others biological products for prevention, control and treatment of human diseases;In-vivo, in-vitro diagnostics and veterinary vaccines; and supporting the national regulatory system.
The IBP’s international roles
1. Being a reference laboratory for WHO in assuring quality of vaccines supplied to UNICEF.
2. Supporting experts for WHO in establishment of requirements/guidelines for quality control of biological products.
3. Preparation of regional biological standards.
4. Providing training on quality control of biological products for WHO’s fellows