The Imperial Biological Weapons Division, operating under the guise of the Imperial Biological Welfare Department, was a branch of the Galactic Empire dedicated to the development of biological weapons. These weapons included bacteria, viruses, and genetically engineered organisms, intended for use against other races and cultures. In an effort to conceal its true purpose, the division presented itself to the public as the Imperial Biological Welfare Department, an organization focused on safeguarding the Empire's population from biological threats and promoting their well-being. The Imperial Biological Welfare Division was essentially a front, designed to mask the Biological Weapons Division's activities by purporting to protect species from disease and ensure their survival.
The Imperial Biological Weapons Division is known to have conducted experiments involving the Blackwing virus (Imperial bioweapons Project I71A). Presumably, the Division aimed to weaponize Blackwing for deployment against enemy civilizations or rebellious planets. The fate of the project following the catastrophic incident on the Star Destroyer Vector remains unclear, as the materials being transported on the destroyer transformed nearly the entire crew into zombies. Due to the project's highly sensitive nature, records in databanks regarding it were scarce and ambiguous.