The staff enters approximately 200,000 vials per year into the ATCC inventory, and retrieves approximately 130,000 vials per year for distribution. Back to top Culture Safe Deposit Services and Fees Microorganisms, cell cultures, and other biological materials are valuable assets to organizations, and loss of these materials can be costly. ATCC has a long history of trouble-free operation in our special facility designed for large capacity storage of cell lines, microorganisms, and other biological cultures. Cultures are stored in liquid nitrogen freezers equipped with monitoring systems and 24-hour surveillance to safeguard stored material. All rights to cultures remain with the depositor.
All information concerning deposited material is retained in confidence.
Culture material is available only to the depositor or an individual designated in writing by the depositor. To ensure viability of material received, one vial of each culture can be returned to the depositor for viability analysis after a one-week storage period.