# DSMZ

the Leibniz Institute DSMZ German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig maintains around 75,000 cultures and is a Budapest Treaty depositary and a core European BRC.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/dsmz/
Updated: 2026-07-24

- Country: Germany

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Approximately $20 million annually in public funding | https://usccn.org/spotlight-on-dsmz-germanys-leading-microbial-culture-collection/ |
| Headcount | 228 employees (as of January 2024) | https://www.dsmz.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Presse/DSMZ_Jahresbericht_2023.pdf |
| Revenue | Estimated $20,000,000 annually [medium confidence] | https://prospeo.io/c/leibniz-institute-dsmz-german-collection-of-microorganisms-and-cell-cultures-revenue |
| Certification | DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology, ISO 17034 (Plant Viruses Dept), GMP certification for identity testing of investigational phage preparations | https://www.dsmz.de/dsmz, https://www.dsmz.de/dsmz/portrait/mission, https://www.dsmz.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Presse/DSMZ_Jahresbericht_2023.pdf, https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/institutes/list-of-leibniz-institutes/leibniz-institute-dsmz-german-collection-of-microorganisms-and-cell-cultures |
| Regulatory approval | Registered Collection under EU Regulation 511/2014, internationally recognized depositary under the Budapest Treaty | https://www.dsmz.de/dsmz/portrait/mission, https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/institutes/list-of-leibniz-institutes/leibniz-institute-dsmz-german-collection-of-microorganisms-and-cell-cultures |
| Production site | Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany | https://www.dsmz.de/, https://www.dsmz.de/dsmz |

Independent sources: leibniz-gemeinschaft.de, prospeo.io, usccn.org

## Technologies

- [Reference materials & certified reference strains](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/reference-materials-certified-reference-strains/)