A cell bank in its simplest form is a collection of containers of cryopreserved cells that are intgral part of a homogenous cell suspension derived from a single culture of cells.Cells are stored at ultra-low temperature and in this state the cells remain viable indefinitely. On thawing they are able to divide again.

A cryopreserved bank of cells is a kind of freezed culture. The cells can be characterised, qualified
and shared. [Read more...]