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Please note that orders and requests received via email or our webshop during our Winter Break from 15 Dec 2025 to 9 Jan 2026 will be stored in our systems, but not processed until after the break.
Shipping of pending purchase orders will start on 12 Jan 2026 in the order of their arrival at DSMZ.
Catalogue of human and animal cell lines
The search offers you access to our catalogue of DSMZ human and animal cell lines. Please read our statement on the Intellectual property rights of cell lines.
New accessions are listed here; a complete list of cell lines from our collection is also available for download.
Database of Cross-Contaminated or Misidentified Cell Lines compiled by the International Cell Line Authentication Committee (ICLAC). This database is updated regularly to include new instances of false cell lines as these become known. The present version dates from 14th October 2018.