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Members holdings

Group(s) of biological resources stored in the collection: bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi.

The VTTCC currently holds more than 6,500 strains of bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi, with about 5,000 strains available in the open collection. Most of the strains are unique, having been isolated during VTT research projects, and originate from food, brewing, malting, fermentation, pulp and paper processes, the human gastrointestinal tract, and the environment. Only biological material in risk groups 1 and 2 is accepted. The VTTCC also holds a major collection of brewer’s yeast strains.

The VTTCC holds approximately 50 different plant cell lines. These cell lines have been established in VTT research projects, and the collection includes medicinal and crop plant species as well as a wide variety of arctic berry cell cultures. The cultures are maintained and preserved as callus, cell suspensions, or hairy root cultures.

Since 2010, the VTTCC has been recognized as an International Deposit Authority (IDA) for the deposit of biological material (microorganisms) under the Budapest Treaty.

Services offered

  • Supply of microbial strains for scientific research and industrial applications.
  • Deposit of cultures for public access and safekeeping.
  • Patent deposit services under the rules of the Budapest Treaty.
  • Isolation of pure cultures from mixed samples.
  • Identification of microbial strains.
  • Preparation of lyophilized stocks on request.
  • Provision of plant cell lines for scientific research and industrial applications under tailored agreements.
  • Establishment of plant cell lines, including callus induction and culture initiation.
  • Initiation and establishment of suspension cultures from callus cultures.
  • Detailed protocols for culture maintenance.
  • Development of cryopreservation methods.
  • Cell banking services.

    • Research

    The VTTCC focuses on the development of maintenance methods for microorganisms and cryopreservation protocols for plant cell cultures.

    The VTTCC serves as a bioresource for academic research and biotechnology. Its holdings support work in brewing, fermentation, food safety, plant-based biomass processing and food-related biotechnologies.

    The collection is engaged in the establishment of plant cell lines and the development of plant cell culture methods.

    Quality Management System

    VTT is certified according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:15 and ISO 45001:2018 certified.