The National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses (NCPV)
Celebrating 25 years of NCPV
This year NCPV celebrates 25 years of operation. Established in 2000, the National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses (NCPV) has played a pivotal role in virology research and global outbreak preparedness. NCPV was formed with support from the Welcome Trust to address the lack of a dedicated national repository for pathogenic viruses in the UK. Over the past 25 years, NCPV has grown into an internationally recognised collection which supports scientific and academic research in the UK and abroad.
Celebrate NCTC’s 25th anniversary with us and learn about the collection’s history and impact on public health. Over the coming months we will be sharing more information on our website and social media channels.
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We supply well characterised human and animal pathologic viruses
The National Collection of Pathogenic viruses supplies well characterised, authenticated human pathogenic viruses to the scientific community according to national and international guidelines. The collection comprises viruses that require handling at UK biosafety containment levels 2 and 3 (BSL-2 and 3). Containment Level 4/BSL-4 viruses may be made available on request to users with appropriate containment facilities
NCPV also offers a Safe and Patent deposit and storage service.
For all viruses held within the collection regulatory requirements are followed and due diligence checks are required. Individuals and organisations must be registered with us to access restricted items.
NCPV is one of five Culture Collections held by the UK Health Security Agency
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