Cell Lines and Hybridomas

The European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC) has a range of cell line collections grouped according to the type of cell line and the data available.

General Cell Collection
More than 1100 different cell lines originating from over 45 different species and a wide variety of tissues.

Primary Cells & Media
A range of normal primary cells from a diverse selection of human and animal tissues. These cells are usually not more than 6 passages from the primary culture. They are more representative of the main functional component of the tissue from which they are derived in comparison to continuous (tumour or artificially immortalised) cell lines. The recommended culture media is also available to order.

Hybridoma Collection
Over 400 monoclonal antibody-secreting hybridomas with a diverse range of antigen specificities.

Human Genetic Collection
Approximately 800 genetic disorders represented by 30,000 cell lines (the majority are B-lymphoblastoid cell lines) and peripheral blood leukocyte samples derived from individuals diagnosed with a genetic disorder.

HLA-Typed Collection
A specialised collection of over 430 reference B-lymphoblastoid cell lines, originating from laboratories all over the world, for which Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing data is available.

Human Random Control Collection
A collection of more than 700 B-lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from randomly selected Caucasian blood donors whose parents and grandparents were born in the UK or Ireland.