[3][1] In addition to serving as a biorepository and distributor, ATCC provides specialized services as a biological resource center.

Individuals and groups can employ a safe deposit service for their own cell cultures, providing a secure back-up for valuable biomaterials if required.

ATCC also provides biological repository management services to institutions, agencies and companies wishing to outsource the handling of their own culture collections.

[3] ATCC also manages BEI Resources, who provides reagents, tools and information needed in research on microbes.

[5] ATCC-produced standards are used in a wide range of applications including the development of therapeutic and diagnostic medical products, food safety, water and environmental testing, and to obtain actionable forensic information.

[1] ATCC has created and continues to maintain several public databases used for cell line authentication and research.

ATCC maintains authorized distributors in Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Israel, and Taiwan, and makes other international shipments directly from its Virginia facilities.