nctcc

The National Cell and Tissue Culture Centre (NCTCC) was established as a BioResearch Ireland centre of excellence for animal cell biotechnology in 1987. The centre is located in a stand alone facility with custom designed laboratories on the campus of Dublin City University. The NCTCC is one of Ireland’s foremost research institutes and has a wide range of research projects, originating from its expertise in oncology and cell culture

The research and services at the NCTCC include:

	Multidrug resistance
	In vitro models for invasiveness and metastasis
	Cellular differentiation
	Cell adhesion
	Cell Therapy & Tissue Engineering

	Monoclonal and polyclonal antibody development
	Apoptosis and cell cycle
	In vitro screening of pharmacological agents
	Training in cell and tissue culture technology
	Contract R&D

The NCTCC carries out both basic and applied research in these and other areas. The NCTCC also has close links with a number of clinical research groups based in the cancer units of five Dublin hospitals.

A key objective of the NCTCC is to commercialise its research through patenting and its close links with Irish and international companies. This has resulted in contract and collaborative research, the provision of technical services and the formation of a spin-off company, Archport Ltd., which operates fermentation and downstream processing facilities to cGMP.