Biorepository services: bacterial strains storage

Protect, organize, and enhance the value of your microbial resources

More than biobanking: a center of excellence in microbiology to secure, manage and exploit your strains over time.

Your microbial strains represent a valuable asset for your research, development, or production projects. By entrusting them to us, you ensure their long-term preservation and benefit from the ability to conduct any future analysis.

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Biostorage service, with a comprehensive microbiology expertise

Controlled conditions, dedicated area storage
Long-term -80°C ultralow storage in cryotubes
Traceability, data management and storage certificate
Flexible storage and immediate access to your strains
On-demand microbiology expertise and analysis

Traceability and Compliance

On arrival, every sample is checked against the expected shipment and visually inspected. Each deposit is registered in our secure database and fully documented within our quality system.

Microbiology Quality Checks at Reception

On request, our microbiologists can immediately revive cultures, verify purity and re-identify isolates before storage. You start from a verified, well-characterized strain collection you can trust over time.

Controlled Storage Infrastructure

Once validated, your strains are stored in a dedicated biobanking environment with monitored freezers, backup systems and strict access control. Storage conditions and handling are continuously tracked and recorded.

Advanced Microbiology Services

As a microbiology center of excellence, we can further process your biobanked strains to support your projects: from analytical testing to research programs tailored to your needs.

Flexible and Agile Workflow

Storage durations, number of vials and shipment options are adapted to your constraints. At any time, we can retrieve, re-culture and ship your strains according to your timelines and internal workflows.

Privacy and Trust

We will never sell your data or samples to a third party. Everything we store is owned entirely by the client, as a private off-site repository.

Maintenance and preservation of microbial cultures

We safeguard your microbiological samples for years in dedicated storage infrastructures. Each sample is clearly labelled, digitally registered and stored in cryotubes at −80 °C. Freezers are backed by an uninterruptible power supply and located in controlled-access areas.
Temperatures are continuously monitored with alarm systems for any deviation. Together with our ISO 9001 quality system, this ensures the integrity, compliance and full traceability of your collections.

High-quality biobanking management: our strong microbiology expertise

By working with Smaltis, you benefit from a biobanking service embedded in a microbiology center of excellence.
Our experienced microbiologists can process your samples on demand, from culture revival and purity checks, to identification and characterization.
By combining secure storage with expert microbiology, your strains become valuable assets that can be mobilized for quality controls or research projects.
We design with you the most relevant analyses or studies and ensure fast, reliable handling and return of your materials whenever you need them.

Your private off-site microbial deposit & storage

Your microbial resources are deposited, managed and exploited from a single site, operated by a trusted independent laboratory.
Located in Besançon, in the heart of Europe, Smaltis acts as a central laboratory hub for your European logistics.
We coordinate shipments and returns with your various sites and partners to simplify flows and secure timelines.
Our customers include pharma players for human and veterinay health, nutrition and food, dermatology, environment and public research infrastructures.

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Testimonials and references

Hervé MARION, DVM
General Secretary
CEESA

As part of our European activities in the field of animal health, we entrusted Smaltis with the handling and storage of our biological samples. Their facilities provide reliable and fully controlled storage conditions, well suited to the nature and strategic value of these resources. Beyond storage, the quality of the exchanges and the follow-up provided by the Smaltis team is a real asset. Communication is smooth, information is clear, and traceability is rigorous, which greatly facilitates the long-term management of our collections. The ability to process or analyse the strains directly at Smaltis when needed further strengthens the value of this partnership. This flexibility allows us to anticipate scientific or regulatory needs while relying on a single, reliable, responsive partner with strong microbiological expertise.

Valérie CHAZALET & Emeline RICHARD
CERMAV

As a public laboratory, we were looking for a reliable solution to externalize a backup copy of our bacterial strains in order to ensure their long-term preservation. This backup covered several research areas, each working with isolates presenting different characteristics and requirements. Smaltis quickly understood our challenges and implemented a perfectly tailored support approach. The reception of the isolates, their incubation under conditions specific to each strain, followed by viability and purity controls, were carried out with great rigor. At the end of this process, storage at –80 °C provided us with maximum security and preservation fully aligned with our expectations. Having an external backup of our collections gives us real peace of mind and strengthens the resilience of our scientific projects. We now know that our strains are stored in a controlled environment, monitored by an expert team with a strong commitment to process quality.

Sandrine CLAUS
Founder & CEO
STARFISH BIOSCIENCE

I contacted Smaltis to urgently retrieve and secure a particularly valuable strain collection derived from our soil ecology research and essential to a high-stakes R&D project. Their responsiveness was decisive: within a few days, everything was organized, documented, and fully taken care of — a prerequisite for preserving the integrity and scientific value of these isolates. Beyond secure storage, collaborating with the Smaltis team allows me to continue the planned work on this collection directly at their facilities. This operational continuity greatly simplifies project management and prevents any interruption in our research workflow, especially for strains that are difficult to re-collect in the field. This partnership brings genuine peace of mind to my team. We know our strains are in good hands, kept in a controlled environment and monitored by an expert, reliable and responsive team. In a field where every sample matters, this level of care truly makes a difference.

Stéphane KROEMER
Preclinical and Clinical trials officer
DÔMES PHARMA

In the context of our animal health activities, we needed a partner capable of retrieving, centralizing, and securing our own strain collections as well as those provided by European collaborators. Smaltis quickly addressed this need by implementing a comprehensive and reliable storage solution. Their ability to manage different types of collections streamlines our logistics and ensures the rigorous traceability we rely on. Beyond storage, being able to draw on their expertise for strain identification and characterization enables us to confidently anticipate the next steps of our projects. This collaboration strengthens our operational efficiency while safeguarding strategic biological resources for our programs. We know our strains are managed with a high level of scientific rigor and a truly valuable sense of service.

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