Culture Collection of Switzerland
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Martin Sievers
- Project team : Dr. Gottfried Dasen, David Frasson, Silvano Landert, Tobias Wermelinger
- Project budget : CHF 990'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Federal government (BAFU), CTI
- Project partner : DSMZ, BAFU, Biotechnology Section, Swiss Biotech Association
- Contact person : Martin Sievers
Description
The Culture Collection of Switzerland (CCOS) is the national
public culture collection for microorganisms in Switzerland. CCOS
characterizes and provides biological material in high quality for
research and industry applications.
Based on the knowledge, CCOS provides customers with high quality
services like backup solutions in cryostorage and lyophilisation as
well as analytical services. Since January 2017, Culture Collection
of Switzerland AG (CCOS) has acquired the status of International
Depositary Authority (IDA) under the Budapest Treaty on the
international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the
purposes of patent procedure.
CCOS is a spin-off from the ZHAW and has a close cooperation with
the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology.