2. Responsible public or private organization or company:
Private company: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limited
3. Location and postal address
Ash Road,
Pirbright,
Surrey ,
GU24 0NQ
4. Source(s) of financing of the reported activity, including indication if the activity is wholly or partly financed by the Ministry of Defence
Private finance
5. Number of maximum containment units5 within the research centre and/or laboratory, with an indication of their respective size (SqM):
ABL 4
5 SAPO* Level 4 containment units (manufacturing laboratories and QC testing laboratories for the production of foot and mouth disease and bluetongue disease vaccines)
* Specified Animal Pathogens Order
6. Scope and general description of activities, including type(s) of micro-organisms and/or toxins as appropriate
Production of inactivated foot and mouth disease antigen and vaccines, and bluetongue disease antigen.
(4) For facilities with maximum containment units participating in the national biological defence research and development programme, please fill in name of facility and mark "Declared in accordance with Form A, part 2 (iii)".
(5) In accordance with the latest edition of the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, or equivalent.