Human and Animal Cell Line Testing Services

Human and animal cell lines play a vital role in basic research, drug discovery and toxicology studies. Misidentification or contamination of cells leads to false conclusions and the invalidation of research findings on a global scale.

To ensure that conclusions can be relied upon, best practice dictates that cell lines should be regularly authenticated at the genetic level via the use of STR profiling, and additionally tested for microbial contaminations such as mycoplasma, as an essential aspect of process validation. LGC offers industry-leading STR profiling and mycoplasma testing services through ATCC.