Korean Cell Line Bank (KCLB) is located at the Cancer Research Institute of the Seoul National University College of Medicine. On August 31, 1993, the Korean Cell Line Research Foundation (KCLB/KCLRF) acquired the status of the International Depositary Authority as specified in Article 6 of the Budapest Treaty approved by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The KCLB is currently supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and the Ministry of Educational Science and Technology (MSIP). KCLB is also one of the Korean National Research Resource Center (KNRRC) supported by NRF.
Korean Cell Line Bank (KCLB) is one of the largest biological resource center in Korea. KCLB not only collects cell lines from diverse laboratories but also continually develops new cell lines. We as well distribute our cell lines and provide researchers with detailed information about the cell lines.
Our five main roles are establishment, collection, distribution, Deposition, Service of cell lines.