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BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS ATCC serves U.S. and international researchers by characterizing cell lines, Bacteria , Virus es, Fungi and Protozoa , as well as developing and evaluating assays and techniques for validating research resources and preserving and distributing biological materials to the public and private sector research communities. Their management philosophy emphasizes customer satisfaction, value addition, cost-effective operations and competitive Benchmarking for all areas of the enterprise. ATCC’s collections include a wide range of biological materials for research, including cell lines, molecular Genomics tools, microorganisms and Bioproduct s. The organization holds a collection of more than 4,000 human, animal and plant cell lines and an additional 1,200 Hybridoma s. The molecular genomics collection at ATCC contains 8 million cloned Gene s from a host of species, including Human , Mouse , Soybean , Rat , Monkey , Zebrafish and several Disease vectors. ATCC’s microorganism collection includes a collection of more than 18,000 strains of bacteria from 900 genera, as well as 2,000 different types of animal viruses and 1,000 plant viruses. In addition, ATCC maintains collections of protozoans, Yeast s and fungi with over 49,000 yeast and fungi strains from 1,500 genera and 2,000 strains of Protist s. In addition to serving as a biorepository and distributor, ATCC provides specialized services related to its overall mission as a biological resource center. Individuals and groups can employ a safe deposit service for their own cell cultures, providing a secure back-up for valuable biomaterials on a CGMP basis if required. ATCC also is able to retain secure samples of Patent ed materials and distribute them according to instructions and approval of the patent holder. ATCC provides expert biological repository management services to institutions, agencies and companies wishing to outsource the handling of their own culture collections. BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS ATCC biological standards are vital to assuring reliability of research results, reproducibility of experimentation and consistency in the Scientific Method . Standards from ATCC also help scientists in a wide range of industries ensure safety and quality in their products. Our reagents are cited as standards by such federal agencies as the U.S. Food And Drug Administration and the U.S. Department Of Agriculture , as well as organizations such as AOAC International , the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute , the U.S. Pharmacopeia , and the World Health Organization . ATCC-produced standards are used by in a host of applications relevant to the lives of citizens, including in developing therapeutic and diagnostic products, testing the quality of food, water and environmental samples, making accurate medical diagnoses and obtaining sound Forensic information. FACILITIES ATCC activities are housed in a custom-built facility in Manassas , Virginia . The 126,000 sq. ft. building is monitored constantly by on-site security staff, and electric power is backed up by on-site generators. The repository portion of the facility occupies 18,000 sq. ft. and contains 200 freezers to store biomaterials, including 65 vapor-phase Liquid Nitrogen freezers and 50 mechanical freezers, as well as Cold Rooms for storage at 4º-8ºC. The repository space is complemented by 35,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space. ATCC also occupies 45,000 of research and administrative space at the Prince William County campus of George Mason University , which is located across the street from ATCC’s Manassas building. The community of users of ATCC products and services is international, and includes researchers in academia and government, as well as private industry. Over 80% of ATCC’s 17,000-strong customer base represents academia and industry – 42% from universities and colleges and 41% from private industry. Government customers comprise 6% of the organization’s total. Three-quarters of ATCC customers hail from the U.S. , while the remaining 25% are international customers. ATCC maintains authorized distributors in Europe , Japan , Australia , New Zealand , Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea and Taiwan , and makes other international shipments directly from its Virginia facilities. Among the industries represented ATCC’s customer base are the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural and diagnostics industries, as well as food, beverage and cosmetics makers and reference and testing laboratories. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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