Bacteria

Public collection - Patent deposits - Strain analysis - Training Public collection: The BCCM collections provide long term storage and handle all administrative and technical aspects of quality controls and distribution to third parties, freeing up valuable time for you to invest in innovative research! While BCCM/ITM and BCCM/ULC specialise in mycobacteria and cyanobacteria respectively, BCCM/LMG collects all other bacterial strains. Next to a public collection, all BCCM collections provide private storage as a service. Be it as a quality-controlled safe deposit, or simply as a renting of cryostorage room. Patent deposits: The BCCM collections are recognised as an IDA by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. We stand ready to help you comply with all laws and regulations regarding patent applications involving biological materials. Strain analysis: The BCCM collections provide a range of service analyses related to identification, characterisation and isolation of all microbial resources. Training: The BCCM collections offer both theoretical and hands-on training in laboratory techniques, management of a culture collection and legal aspects (Nagoya protocol, Budapest Treaty,...)