Culturing and preserving cells since 1962

ATCC was entrusted with its first cell line in 1962 and has consistently attained the highest standards and used the most reliable procedures to verify every cell line since.

The scientific community is increasingly recognizing that cell line integrity is critical for maintaining high standards in research. Initiatives have called for standardized cell culture quality, including confirmation of cell line identity (through authentication), as a condition for receipt of grant funds from major agencies (NIH, NSF, HHMI, ACS, etc.) as well as for publication of research using cultured cells.

The comprehensive tests required to ensure these standards are costly, time-consuming and require a high level of expertise. For years, scientists worldwide have relied on ATCC to provide fully authenticated and contamination-free biological reagents as a cost-effective and reliable option.