The Mouse Embryo Cryopreservation Facility of CNB has all required equipments to perform all services offered.

Available equipment includes:

One controlled-rate freezing unit (BioCool BC-IV-40)

One Cryopreservation device GRANT (CRF-1)

Four stereo-microscopes with additional cold light systems

(Leica MZ8, Leica MZ9, Nikon SMZ 2T and Leica M125 with digital camera and software)

Three CO₂ Incubator (Astec SCA-80 DRS, Sanyo MCO 17AI, Mini-Incubator K-MINC-1000 Cook)

Fridge-freezer

Thermostatized water-bath

Thermostatized hot plate

Microcentrifugue

Vortex-type shaker

Precision scale

pH-meter

Ten liquid nitrogen containers for storage

(Air Liquide GT-21, GT-35, ESPACE 150, ESPACE 121, TP-100, two B2026, one B2035, one EMV XC21/6 and one for transferring LN2)

Three liquid nitrogen containers for shipments

(MVE SC2-1V, two SC 4/2 V)

Three Telstar Protecting devices for Shipper Container

Five computers

Three mouse cage isolators (B60, Bell Isolation Systems)

Desktop Thermosealer ME-300 HI (Mercier Co.)

Styropor box hard-cased dry ice chest (Thermosafe)

Five CARD cold transportation boxes (for refrigerated material)

Label Printer for Straws (Brady)

Electroporator GenePulser XCell Bio-Rad

Note: some of these equipments are shared with the Transgenic Facility of CNB at the laboratory B-15.