Protégé : Long-term cell banks cryostorage backed by end-to-end manufacturing and testing

Your cell banks are irreplaceable. We support you with integrated solution to ensure quality, compliance, and long-term integrity of your biological materials. 

We understand that your cell banks are irreplaceable assets. That’s why we offer secured long-term storage options tailored to your needs: 

• Shared or dedicated GMP-environment storage:

– Restricted access area  
– Possibility to optimize the security by splitting your samples in two separate storage units 

• Continuous temperature monitoring:

– 24/7 alarm system  
– On-call team 

• Periodic reports 

• Storage in isolated and secure areas with backup containers and power supply 

 Whether for routine programs or contingency planning, our cryostorage ensures the stability and availability of your banks over time. 

Cell banks are a key component of biomanufacturing. Their quality and traceability directly impact the safety, efficacy, and regulatory readiness of the final product (vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, cell or gene therapies…).  

We provide a fully integrated solution combining: 

• Clonal selection to ensure monoclonality 

• GMP manufacturing of cell banks (MCB, WCB) 

• Comprehensive characterization according to regulatory guidelines 

• Long-term cryostorage under tightly controlled and monitored conditions 

Our fully integrated services reduce risk, ensure continuity, and accelerate readiness for regulatory submission or production. 

Banks are tested as soon as they are produced, removing delays caused by fragmented workflows or external tech transfer. This means you get a fully characterized, ready-to-use bank and already in secure storage according to GMP guidelines. 

Our 8 GMP suites are designed for both suspension and adherent cell lines, including  human, mammalian, insect, and avian substrates. Processes are adapted based on your product stage, with optional feasibility batches to optimize conditions prior to GMP banking. 

All operations are conducted under a robust Quality Management System, ensuring full documentation, traceability, and regulatory compliance throughout. 

Note: Additional virus banking and storage  services through our BSL2 and BSL3 capabilities are available to sponsors leading virus-based manufacturing projects. 

We offer an extensive panel of 200+ biosafety, identity, and genetic stability assays, available in-house for immediate testing upon bank completion, reducing unnecessary tech transfers and preserving timelines. 

Characterization may include: 

• Sterility and Mycoplasma 

• Adventitious agent detection (NGS or traditional methods) 

• Retrovirus (electron microscopy, infectivity assays, qPERT) 

• Identity & Genetic Stability (Karyotyping, Gene Copy Number, NGS…) 

Our services are available under GMP or non-GMP conditions, depending on your requirements. 

Contact our team to learn more about our integrated approach to cell banking and storage.