We can safely store commercially valuable strains as a backup, and also provide a deposit service for strains with associated intellectual property. Curating nearly 3000 strains on behalf of the UK and international science community over many decades, we know how to keep your strains safe. We culture them in either a continuously growing state or, if possible, cryopreserve and store them in liquid nitrogen. We are an International Depositary Authority under the Budapest Treaty for strains associated with patent applications.
CCAP accepts strains of non-pathogenic microalgae, cyanobacteria, protozoa and small seaweeds for deposit into our public collection or for safe storage: