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ATCC: A Model for Biological
Materials Resource
Management
Frank Simione
October 8, 2009
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ATCC Overview
Global non-government BRC
Non-profit BRC [501(c)3]
More than 95 years of experience and expertise
Diverse collections in life sciences
International Depository Authority (IDA)
Global Distribution
ISO 9001, 34 and 17025
ANSI Accredited SDO
No government subsidy for collections
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ATCC History
1964 – Owned facilities/Government Assistance
1973 – Financial Difficulty/Government Assistance
1975 – Seed stock system for QC/Government
Assistance
1976 – Facilities needs/Government Assistance
1980 – IDA, IP protection & tech
transfers/Government legislation
1982 – Scientific needs/Government Assistance
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ATCC History
1985 – Data authentication & integrity/ Government
assistance
1993 – Contemporary facility needs/Not capitalized
1998 – New Facilities/Capitalized
2009 – Financially Strong – revenue from:
(1) Products and services
(2) Government and commercial contracts
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ATCC Operational Focus
 Protection of biological assets for the
advancement of life sciences
 Uncompromising commitment to users in quality,
standards, biosafety, biosecurity & regulatory
compliance
 Ensure standardization for global research
activities
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Biological Assets Protection
 Microbial strains since 1925 including prior
Winslow collection materials (1911)
 Ensure biological resources meet changing
scientific needs
 Expansion of unique position as a knowledge
and tech transfer broker between research &
commercial entities
 Manage business to ensure continuity and no
loss of biological resources
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Quality of Biological Materials
 Strains are maintained as close as possible to
original materials as received at ATCC
 ATCC brand ensures high-quality standards with
low passage numbers
 New technologies are applied to AAPPDD
activities
 Continuous facility planning and standard
operating procedures updates
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Standardization
 Authenticated and quality assured standard
reference strains helping to ensure viability,
reliability, reproducibility and validity
 Proficiency Testing Standards Program
 Quality control standard reference strains
 Development of written consensus standards
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