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About the Center for Veterinary

Biologics

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The Veterinary Biologics Program implements the provisions of the Virus-SerumToxin Act (VSTA) to assure that pure, safe, potent, and effective veterinary biologics

are available for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of animal diseases. 

This mission mandates the use of sound scientific technology to:

Ensure that biologics are free of disease-producing agents, especially foreign

animal diseases

Develop appropriate standards and procedures for product release

Issue licenses and permits

Monitor and inspect products and facilities

Control field tests and release of veterinary biologics

Vision

The Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) plays a vital role in regulating products

that diagnose, prevent, or treat animal diseases. The CVB uses scientific information

and regulatory processes to assure its customers that the veterinary biological
products available for use are of high quality. It encourages open communication

with stakeholders as new products and standards are developed. The CVB promotes

the use of quality assurance processes that inherently result in the production of

pure, safe, potent, and effective veterinary biologics and diagnostics. It provides

strong leadership in the development and international harmonization of standards

for veterinary biological products.

Training

The CVB for many years conducted training for industry scientists and foreign

regulators. As real resources decreased, the training became more difficult to

achieve. Currently, the CVB participates with the National Veterinary Services

Laboratories, the National Animal Disease Center, and the College of Veterinary

Medicine of Iowa State University in the Institute for International Cooperation in

Animal Biologics (IICAB). The IICAB offers an annual Veterinary Biologics Training

Program for international regulatory officials and domestic industry personnel. The

CVB concentrates its training and foreign visitation into this yearly, 3-week program.

Such interactions assist in laboratory-to-laboratory correlation and increase the

international acceptance of the laboratory techniques, the veterinary biologics

program, and the veterinary biological products of the United States.

Employment

The CVB offers positions to highly motivated individuals specializing in many areas

of animal health including veterinary medicine, microbiology, and biological

sciences. Positions may exist with the CVB laboratory or an office environment for

the Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing staff or Inspection and Compliance staff.

Positions may also be available for office automation and management support staff.

Visit USAJOBS to see current vacancy announcements specific to the CVB. You may

also use this site to register for notification about future CVB job announcements. 

Watch this video to hear what employees have to say about working for the CVB.

Organizational Charts

     CVB Management and Assistant Director

     Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing Unit
     Inspection and Compliance Unit

     Safety and Security Unit

Contact Us

For CVB-related questions, including policy, evaluation, and licensing as well as

inspection and compliance:

Center for Veterinary Biologics

Email: cvb@usda.gov

Phone: 515-337-6100

To report an adverse event:

USDA Adverse Event Reporting

Mailing Address:

1920 Dayton Ave.

P.O. Box 844

Ames, IA 50010

To report an adverse event:

USDA Adverse Event Reporting

Related Links

Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing Unit

Inspection and Compliance Unit

Veterinary Biologics: History and Summary of Activities