DSMZ

Welcome to the Patent and Safe Deposit Service

The DSMZ is an international recognized collection for the deposit of microorganisms in the open collection, for cell lines, and other biological material which has been cited in the scientific literature or which are used in national or international test procedures (e.g. type strains, reference strains for national and international quality control regulations).

Patent Deposit

A vital basis of the DSMZ is to act as International Depositary Authority (IDA) for the deposit of biological material for the purposes of patenting under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.

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Safe Deposit

Besides deposits in the open, publicly accessible collection that the DSMZ offers, the service of the safe deposit of biological material is also available.

For more detailed information on the type of biological material you wish to send as a safe deposit, please consult the respective page:

Microorganisms
Human and animal cell cultures
Plant cell cultures