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NBRC, as one of the leading public biological resource centers in the world, has been collecting, preserving and providing high-quality microbial resources and information.

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October 29, 2020: Release of the Final Report (English edition) on Efficacy Assessment of Disinfecting Substances Alternative to Alcohol Against SARS-CoV-2

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April 17, 2023: List of the issued notifications of acquisition of the genetic resources in Japan
October 29, 2020: Release of the Final Report (English edition) on Efficacy Assessment of Disinfecting Substances Alternative to Alcohol Against SARS-CoV-2
April 25, 2017: Amendment of the MOU for collaboration with Korea and Mongolia
December 27, 2016: New gene cluster information was added to the Database of Biosynthesis Clusters Curated and Integrated (DoBISCUIT).
December 15, 2016: 59 new bacterial and archaeal reference genomes were added to the Microbial Functional Potential (MiFuP) database
August 17, 2015: "Human Glycogene Gateway(TM) Entry Clones" site was opened.

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Distribution and Deposit of Biological Resources: Microbial resources such as bacteria including actinomycetes and archaea, yeasts, fungi, algae, bacteriophages and DNA resources for academic research and industrial applications.

Access and Benefit-Sharing(ABS): Based on the Convention on Biological Diversity, NBRC concludes MOU, PA and MTA with other countries to establish systems for conservation and sustainable use of microbial resources and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use. NBRC supports activities to access to the overseas microbial resources with utilizing the framework of such collaboration work.

Providing Genomic Information: NBRC provides valuable genomic information (including genomic sequence, physical map, annotation data and proteomic data) of mainly "NBRC strains" concerning public health, food safety, energy production, environmental management and other industrial applications.

Patent Deposit: NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD) and International Patent Organism Depositary, NITE(IPOD, NITE) accept, preserve and distribute patent microorganisms as an international organization as stipulated in the Budapest Treaty and as a domestic organization designated by Japan Patent Office.

Application of Biomolecular Analysis Technologies: To contribute to safe living, NBRC analyzes consumer products on the basis of biomolecular analysis technologies.

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ISO, JIS, Japanese Pharmacopoeia Test Strains: A group of microbial strains authorized by the International Standards (ISO), Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) and Japanese Pharmacopoeia to be used in officially standardized examinations

The human Gateway entry clones used in the iPS cell research: NBRC is distributing copies of the human cDNA clones to both academia and industries under our distribution policy.

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Administrative Affairs Division, Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation: Phone number:+81-3-3481-1933
Address:2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1510066, Japan MAP
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