Cell banking facilities

Investigators often obtain hybridoma cell lines from scientific collaborators or national cell repositories. When requested, we will:

• establish the cells in culture,
• mycoplasma test the cell line
• prepare cryopreserved stocks of known viability.

Test aliquots of hybridoma supernatants will be supplied to the user for testing, prior to bulk culture and immunoglobulin purification.

Mycoplasma testing of user-supplied cells using validated (European Pharmacopeia) PCR and broth/semisolid agar culture methods can also be provided as a service.