NCIMB Ltd is an Aberdeen-based biotechnology company providing a range of services to identify, detect, quantify and store microorganisms to support and de-risk microbial product and process development. NCIMB operates a well-established quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015. Our microbial identification and secure storage services are GMP-compliant.

NCIMB curates the UK’s largest public repository of bacterial reference strains for R&D and QC purposes.
Our lab-based services include:
Microbial Identification of bacteria and fungi;
Detection and quantification of organisms using our extensive molecular suite (qPCR, dPCR, PMA-PCR)
Next Generation Sequencing – microbial community analysis and whole genome sequencing
Environmental Services – chemical analysis, fuel testing, produced water testing

We conduct contract research on behalf of organisations and welcome requests for project/collaboration opportunities.