Confidential Deposits
CCAP is willing to accept deposits of valuable strains for confidential safekeeping. In such cases a culture remains the property of the depositor and is available only to the depositor. Confidentially deposited strains are not listed in our publicly available catalogue. For further information on this service and the charges involved, please get in touch.
Prices *
Cryopreservation in Liquid Nitrogen:
Academic/Non-Profit
Initial charge and 1st Year storage: GBP 500 for 1 strain, GBP 100 for each additional strain sent at the same time
Storage year 2 onwards: GBP 48 per strain annually (based on storage of 12 cryovials, 2 of which are stored in our backup cryostat)
Commercial
Initial charge and 1st year storage: GBP 900 for 1 strain, GBP 100 for each additional strain sent at the same time
Storage year 2 onwards: GBP 48 per strain annually (based on storage of 12 cryovials, 2 of which are stored in our backup cryostat)
For samples that are already frozen in cryovials please contact us for a quote for the initial charge; the annual storage charge is GBP 4 per cryovial.
Perpetual (maintenance by serial subculture):
1st year GBP 500.00 Academic or non-profit / GBP 900.00 Commercial.
Subsequent years GBP 250.00 / GBP 450.00 annually.
* These are minimum prices. If the strain has a laborious/expensive culturing/cryopreserving regime, then the price will increase accordingly.
Procedure for depositing strains
Prospective depositors should NOT send live material to CCAP in the first instance. Deposits must be made by applying first to CCAP at the appropriate address which will give advice and/or furnish the relevant forms.
Supply of Cultures to Depositors
We charge to cover the retrieval and thawing/growth of cryopreserved samples, and for the shipping costs, we are happy to quote for this when arranging a deposit.