Dispatch and service update: 27 November 2024

The final dispatch dates for 2024 are fast approaching. To ensure timely delivery and avoid delays during the busy holiday season, we recommend placing all orders in advance of these deadlines. Below are the last dates for dispatch to different regions, taking into account shipping times and courier schedules:

 

Dispatch Dates

The final dispatch date for 2024 is:

16th December - ECACC, NCTC, NCPV and NCPF items to UK, Europe, and Rest of World

Dispatch on all orders will resume on 6th January 2025

Please be advised that there will be no dispatch of restricted orders in December 2024. Our restricted products storage laboratory is now temporarily closed whilst essential maintenance is carried out. We anticipate that dispatch will resume from 6th January 2025.

 

ECACC QC testing 

Final submission dates for ECACC QC services are:

26th November – Culture isolation testing

For sterility (BF01), indirect hoechst and qPCR testing, last submission dates are 6th December for frozen ampoules and 9th December for growing samples.

Samples receipt will resume on the 6th of January 2025.

 

ECACC Human Genetic Services

The HGS laboratory will be closed on the following days: 25th – 26th December 2024 and 1st January 2025