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Last Updated: 06/06/2026

NCIMB

Scotland
Founded 1982
Microbiology services and UK national bacterial culture collection

NCIMB is a UK microbiology services company and custodian of the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria, the UK's largest public bacterial culture collection with over 10,000 strains.

The company provides GMP-compliant microbial identification, whole genome sequencing, microbial community analysis, ecotoxicity testing, and biological material storage services, including patent deposits under the Budapest Treaty.

Customers include pharmaceutical manufacturers, food and drink producers, biotechs, and research institutions.

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AKA / Aliases
National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria