Biotechnology Regulatory Services
E130742
Biotechnology Regulatory Services is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the safe development, testing, and release of genetically engineered organisms in agriculture and the environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Biotechnology Regulatory Services canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1136943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Biotechnology Regulatory Services Context triple: [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, hasDivision, Biotechnology Regulatory Services]
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A.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
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B.
Office of Regulatory Affairs
The Office of Regulatory Affairs is the U.S. FDA’s primary field organization responsible for inspecting regulated products and manufacturers, enforcing compliance, and overseeing import operations to protect public health.
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C.
Lonza
Lonza is a global Swiss-based life sciences company specializing in pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutrition products and services, particularly in contract development and manufacturing.
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D.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is the U.S. FDA division responsible for overseeing the safety, effectiveness, and quality of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
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E.
Drug Discovery Unit
The Drug Discovery Unit is a research center at the University of Dundee focused on translating basic biological research into new therapeutic candidates for diseases of global health importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Biotechnology Regulatory Services Target entity description: Biotechnology Regulatory Services is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the safe development, testing, and release of genetically engineered organisms in agriculture and the environment.
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A.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
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B.
Office of Regulatory Affairs
The Office of Regulatory Affairs is the U.S. FDA’s primary field organization responsible for inspecting regulated products and manufacturers, enforcing compliance, and overseeing import operations to protect public health.
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C.
Lonza
Lonza is a global Swiss-based life sciences company specializing in pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutrition products and services, particularly in contract development and manufacturing.
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D.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is the U.S. FDA division responsible for overseeing the safety, effectiveness, and quality of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
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E.
Drug Discovery Unit
The Drug Discovery Unit is a research center at the University of Dundee focused on translating basic biological research into new therapeutic candidates for diseases of global health importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USDA division
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regulatory agency division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BRS ⓘ |
| activity |
compliance oversight
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development of biotechnology regulations and guidance ⓘ inspections of field trial sites ⓘ review of permit applications ⓘ |
| administers |
USDA biotechnology regulations
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notifications for field trials of genetically engineered organisms ⓘ permits for field trials of genetically engineered organisms ⓘ petitions for nonregulated status of genetically engineered plants ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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surface form:
Environmental Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration ⓘ state regulatory agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
environmental impacts of genetically engineered organisms
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plant pest risks of genetically engineered organisms ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure safe development of agricultural biotechnology
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protect U.S. agriculture from plant pest risks ⓘ protect the environment from risks associated with genetically engineered organisms ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
National Environmental Policy Act
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Plant Protection Act ⓘ |
| mission | to protect plant health while allowing safe development and use of biotechnology ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
agricultural biotechnology
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environmental release of genetically engineered crops ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| partOf |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| performs |
environmental assessments
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environmental impact statements ⓘ risk assessments for genetically engineered organisms ⓘ |
| regulates |
environmental release of genetically engineered organisms
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field testing of genetically engineered organisms ⓘ genetically engineered organisms ⓘ genetically engineered plants ⓘ importation of certain genetically engineered organisms ⓘ interstate movement of certain genetically engineered organisms ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope | United States territory ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
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environmental protection ⓘ |
| usesProcess |
public comment in rulemaking
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science-based risk assessment ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Biotechnology Regulatory Services Description of subject: Biotechnology Regulatory Services is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the safe development, testing, and release of genetically engineered organisms in agriculture and the environment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.