The University of Connecticut Biotechnology Center was established by the State as a Center of Excellence in 1986, and in 2003 was reorganized as the Biotechnology/Bioservices Center (BBC).  The BBC is a multidisciplinary center with a mission to facilitate research productivity in the biological sciences and related disciplines.  This mission is accomplished by providing specialized services and expertise through a number of core facilities.  These facilities provide equipment and technology otherwise prohibitively expensive for individual research laboratories.  The dedicated specialized core facilities are operated by faculty experts and facility scientists who provide consultation and access to state-of-the-art equipment, reagents, and technologies.

Service: The Center facilitates University-wide biotechnology and related research programs and offers technical services to academic and industrial users on and off the campus, with on-site training available.