The INS has the following bodies:

  • The Board of Directors is the advisory and management body of the INS;
  • The Advisory Council is the INS's consultation and coordination body;
  • The Technical-Scientific Council is the multisectoral advisory body of the Directorate-General of the INS;
  • The Scientific Institutional Committee is an advisory body to the General Directorate of INS, concerning the institution's technical-scientific development.;
  • The Institutional Ethics Committee is a technical body that oversees the ethical aspects of the INS's technical-scientific activities.;
  • The Institutional Biosafety Committee is a technical body that oversees biosafety aspects in the technical-scientific activities of INS