Biologics Regulation and ResearchThe People and Work of Buildings 29 & 29A

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Blood banks and blood products were regulated through the NIH DBS Laboratory of Blood and Blood Products. In the 1950s, the NIH Blood Bank was part of the Laboratory of Blood and Blood Products. Much of the important research completed by the Laboratory was done hand in hand with the NIH Blood Bank. At some point in the late 1950s or early 1960s, the blood bank (which was located in the basement of the NIH Clinical Center) was administratively separated out from the Laboratory of Blood and Blood Products and became part of the Clinical Center (Department of Transfusion Medicine). When the DBS transitioned administratively from the NIH to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), their the Laboratory of Blood and Blood Products’ regulatory role continued in the Division of Blood and Blood Products.

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