Oxford Plant Sciences (OPS) was set up in 1983 and is one of the largest independent biological testing facilities in the UK. The company owes its success to a total commitment to quality at every stage of the programme.

Today we provide biological testing services to many of the worlds leading crop protection companies.

We are recognised as an Official Efficacy Testing Facility for the production of biological data for pesticide registration dossiers in the European Union and Oxford Plant Sciences are licensed to carry out biological studies according to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
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OPS completes record number of trials in the wettest summer yet
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More than 24 years experience in delivering high quality field trials
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OPS introduces studies using environmental control chamber
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