Bioresource Collection and Research Center

The Bioresource Collection and Research Centre, originally named the Culture Collection and Research Centre (CCRC) at FIRDI, was launched in 1982. The centre was renamed as the Bioresource Collection and Research Centre, abbreviated as BCRC after the 5th of the 13th board of directors’ meeting in 2001, following the appeal from OECD and the matter of fact that CCRC had already expended from its original field of research on microbiological resource to cell and gene resource. The function and research aims of the BCRC are to: 1. Collect, preserve, and provide the genetic biodiversity resources and information; 2. store and supply of patent related biological organisms and genetic resources; 3. authenticate and identify the biological and genetic resources; 4. research, develop and apply the biological and genetic resources; and 5. provide industrial related technical or information service. The BCRC is mainly funded by the Technology Development Program (TDP) of the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT), the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and have been awarded the premium project awards continuously over the past three periods for the excellent performances. Currently, the BCRC is the bioresource collection centre appointed by MOEA for industrial purposes, and at the same time, is the only institute appointed by the government for the patented microbial materials deposit. The BCRC not only becomes genetic resource bank of the Council of Agriculture for the microbial cultures with agricultural importance, but also being the core member of the cell bank of the National Health Research Institutes.