The division also operates other research support facilities such as the Genomics Centre that provides exquisite services in the areas of genomics, metagenomics, exon sequencing and microRNA sequencing etc. A state of art animal house and a bacteriological media facility also cater to the requirements of the researchers from within icddr,b and outside collaborators. The division has been responsible for regulatory oversight related to biosafety & biosecurity as well as for laboratory quality monitoring and quality assurance services. The division also hosts an impressive and well maintained biorepository which houses all archived biological materials in an ordered and classified manner. All the service facilities of the division are 100% self sustaining and generate surplus revenues to recover operational expenses of the division as well as the humanitarian projects of the Centre mainly in saving lives from diseases. In 2018, the division is supported by ~250 staff members including 30 scientists and medical doctors.