CRM has the following in-house facilities:
- Centralised cell culture facility for isolation and culture of both mouse and human embryonic stem cells
- Transgenic facility covering provision of mouse ES cells, blastocyst injection, derivation of custom mouse ES cell lines and other embryo manipulations
- Operator-run flow cytometry service (Cytomation MoFlo and Becton-Dickinson FacsCalibur – 6 parameter, 4 colour sorting; Dako-Cytomation – 8 parameter 6 colour sorting)
- Quantitative real-time PCR
- Automated in situ hybridisation
- Histology
- Facilities for the manufacture of solid free-form bioactive devices, for in vivo delivery of cells
- SPF animal facilities
- Imaging facility
CRM researchers have ready access to the following facilities:
- Sequencing and proteomics facilities
- Fermenters for large scale protein production
- Zebrafish facility
- Clinical research imaging centre
- BHF Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
- Wellcome Trust Clinical Trials Unit