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National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)
Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney
Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Phone: (+44) 1603-255000; Fax: (+44) 1603-458414
Web: www.ncyc.co.uk; E-mail: ncyc@bbsrc.ac.uk
KEY PERSONNEL: Ian N. Roberts, Ph.D.; Curator
Chris J. Bond; Deputy Curator
Stephen A. James, Ph.D.; Molecular Biologist
Georgina A. Pope, Ph.D.; Molecular Biologist
Robert Davey, Ph.D.; Bioinformaticist
EMPLOYEES: 5 employees
HISTORY: Collection of more than 4,000 yeast cultures used in brewing, winemaking,
biotechnology, and the food industry
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Government agency
SUBSIDIARY OF: IFR Enterprises, Ltd., the technology interaction company of the Institute of
Food Research (see separate entry), a company limited by guarantee,
grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Supply the academic and industrial community with yeast cultures and yeast
microbiological services
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Yeast genetics
Identification methods
Yeast biotechnological information databases
PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Catalog of cultures (yeast cultures)
Safe deposit service
Patent deposit service
Online database
Identification service
National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST)
1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
Phone: +81 29 861 2298; Fax: +81 29 862 6148
Web: www.aist.go.jp; E-mail: maoriya-t@aist.go.jp
KEY PERSONNEL: Dr. Hiroyuki Yoshikawa; President
Kisaburo Kodama; Sr. VP
EMPLOYEES: 3,225 employees
HISTORY: Formed from the amalgamation of 15 research institutes in April 2001
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Publicly funded institution
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Pursue advanced research by exploring broad spectra of research fields and
integrating multidisciplinary subjects to promote innovation in versatile fields
that strengthen the competitiveness of Japanese industries in the world
market and create new industries
Pursue interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research that enables
planning long-range governmental policies by exploiting the current and
future needs of society
Pursue basic research that maintains and strengthens competitiveness of
national science and technology by developing and maintaining high
standards of scientific and engineering research under the sole
responsibility of AIST
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