Health Protection Agency Culture Collections
Address: Health Protection Agency, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK SP4 0JG
Tel: + 44 1980 612512 Fax:
+44 1980 611315
Web: www.ecacc.org.uk Email:
ecacc@hpa.org.uk
Contact: Dr Elizabeth Fashola-Stone
Company Profile Formation of the Health Protection Agency in 2003 brought together four of the existing UK culture collections, NCTC, NCPV, NCPF and ECACC:
EUROPEAN COLLECTION OF CELL CULTURES (ECACC)
One of the world's premier collections of authenticated cell cultures, with over 40,000 cell lines representing 45 different species. Along with a new range of Early Passage Cells and associated media.
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC FUNGI (NCPF)
The UK's only culture collection specialising in fungi pathogenic to humans and animals. The NCPF holds about 2500 strains, most of which are available for sale and distribution.
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC VIRUSES (NCPV)
Preserves well-characterised, authenticated human pathogenic viruses in a secure facility, and supplies the agents or nucleic acids derived from them to the scientific community according to national and international guidelines.
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF TYPE CULTURES (NCTC)
Supplies reference bacterial cultures of medical, scientific and veterinary importance world-wide to support academic, health, food and veterinary institutions. The collection comprises over 5000 bacterial cultures, over 100 mycoplasmas and more than 500 plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages and transposons.
The collections also support a range of identification, characterisation and testing services. HPACC supplies its microorganisms, products and services to both academic and commercial customers worldwide.
Product and services: Cell culture, Cell Lines, Cell Line, Normal Early Passage Cells, Normal Early Passage Cell Media, Synoviocytes, dermal papilla cells, endothelia cells, HUVEC, Coronary artery, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, preadipocytes, keratinocytes, melanocytes, primary cultures, human control DNA, genomic DNA, primate DNA, ethnic diversity DNA, ethnic DNA, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 1 DNA, Diabetes Type 2 DNA, microbial testing, sterility testing, DNA extraction, RNA extraction, cell pellets, virus testing, mycoplasma testing, mycoplasma eradication, cell culture scale-up, training courses, blood processing, EBV transformation, cGMP Safe Deposit, Safe Deposit, Patent Deposit, Cell Banking, quarantine cell banking, inventory management, cell analysis, quality assurance, cell verification, genomic modification of cells, serum-free adaptation and banking, tissue processing, cryo-preserved tissue digests, laboratory automation, pharmacogentics, HTS, high screening, DNA quantification, liquid handling, blood collection, cell collection, drug analysis, biomaufacturing, biotechnology, life science, genetic, pharmaceutical, drug discover, consultancy, cell culture troubleshooting, facility set-up, growth profiling, cell phenotype analysis, second site storage, bacterial, reference standards, plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages, transposons, LENTICULE, International Depository Authority, viruses, fungi, yeast, dermatophytes, mould, dimorphic fungal pathogens.
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