Ordering Information | Experimental Animal Division (RIKEN BRC) (original) (raw)

1. Search for mouse strain Search for mouse strain If you have any questions, please contact our customer service.E-mail: animal.brc@riken.jpFax: +81-29-836-9010 Health Report Frozen embryos Frozen sperm Genotyping PCR Protocol

2. Required documentation Approval form only when applicable.(ex. The RECIPIENT of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCEshall obtain a prior written consent onuse of it from the DEPOSITOR.) MTA Order form Please select your choice of payment. Credit card / Bank transfer Please provide the name and e-mail address ofa person in charge of payment. Import permit/licensePlease obtain an import permit/license prior toshipping, if required.

3. Payment We will send an invoice by e-mail as a PDFattachment.

4. Shipping We will contact you when the mice are ready.

Order

To request mice strains or frozen materials from the RIKEN BRC, please contact a customer service representative by e-mail ( animal.brc@riken.jp ) or by fax (+81-29-836-9010).

1. Supply status
2. Fee
3. How to order
4. Terms of use
5. Payment
6. Request for publication

1. Supply status

Mouse strains are distributed as living mice. Frozen embryos and sperm are also available on request. The RIKEN BRC customarily supplies two or three breeding pairs.
The center can accommodate requests for other combinations of up to five mice per request.
Other quantities may be negotiated, depending on colony size and current demand at the time of request confirmation.

Supply status	Status Icon*	Availability level	Expected delivery
Live mouse		Limited quantities of breeder mice (up to 3 males and 3 females or 6 mice) are available from a production colony.Two pairs or more are recommended to secure your establishment of the colony.	Good breeder: Usually available to ship within 1 to 3 months.Slow breeder: Usually available to ship within 3 to 6 months.
Cryopreserved embryos		2 vials.Approximate quantities: 20-30 embryos/vial.	Usually available to ship within 1 month.
Cryopreserved sperm		2 straws.	Usually available to ship within 1 month.
Recovered litters from cryopreserved embryos		Limited quantities of breeder mice (recovered litter) are available from a cryoarchive.You will receive the resulting litter.The actual number of animals, the gender and genotype ratios will vary.	Usually available to ship in 2 to 4 months.
Recovered litters from cryopreserved sperm		Limited quantities of breeder mice (recovered litter) are available from a cryoarchive.You will receive the resulting litter.The actual number of animals, the gender and genotype ratios will vary.	Usually available to ship in 2 to 4 months.
Chimeric mice from blastocyst injection of ES cell clone	Cryopreserved cell	Please contact our Cell Bank by E-mail ( cellqa.brc@riken.jp ) .	more than 3 months

*: Please note that it may take more than 6 months to make arrangements to distribute.

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2. Fee

Our distribution fee is to partially recover production and ship costs and additional fee may be charged for any special handling or services. International shipping charges are payable on delivery.

Fees to domestic users include consumption tax.
The following fees are correct as of April 1st, 2023 Price is subject to change without notice.

• (*1) This refers to the use of the bioresource in research by a not-for-profit organization for not-for-profit academic purpose. Category I MTA shall be used.
• (*2) This refers to the use of the bioresource in research for the following a. – d. cases. Category II MTA shall be used.
  • For research to be conducted by for-profit organization
  • For collaborative research between for-profit organization and not-for-profit organization
  • For research by not-for-profit organization outsourced and sponsored by for-profit organization
  • For for-profit research by not-for-profit organization including R&D with the aim of patent acquisition
• (*3) The cost of shipping containers and freight will be charged separately. These are not included in the fee.
• (*4) RIKEN BRC conducts routine microbe tests of animal facilities using sentinal mice. When additional tests are performed on the request, extra fees are required.
• (*5) When only organs or tissues but not a whole mouse are needed, please contact the Experimental Animal Division animal.brc@riken.jp
• (*6) Microbe tests of foster mothers will be conducted, and the cost of such tests will be charged to the user. The costs for purchasing the resource from overseas organization and returning empty dry shipper will be charged separately.
• (*7) Mouse DNA can be ordered to either the Experimental Animal Division or the Gene Engineering Division. Shipments will be made by the Gene Engineering Division. Volume discounts will be offered for the order of 20 tubes or more of genomic DNA of the same fee at a time.
• For Mouse resources containing fluorescent protein genes owned by, or licensed to, Takara Bio USA, Inc.(TBUSA), a license fee of JPY 21,010 will be separately required per strain.
• For further information, please contact the Experimental Animal Division ( animal.brc@riken.jp ).

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3. How to order

The mouse strains available from the RIKEN BRC are listed on the website and catalog. Users are required to complete the Order Form [Word] and Material Transfer Agreement for Distribution (Form C 1 ( Sample ) for not-profit or Form C_P 2 ( Sample ) for profit) and send these documents to the following address.

Experimental Animal Division
RIKEN BioResource Research Center
3-1-1 Koyadai, Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan

Fax: +81-29-836-9010
E-mail:animal.brc@riken.jp

Please use an appropriate category of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA).
Category I MTA
For not-for-profit academic research by not-for-profit organization.
Category II MTA
Applicable for the following use:

In addition to Category I or II MTA, certain resources require prior written permission of the depositors.

Some Biological Resources require an Approval Form ( Form D ) from the Depositor. For such mice, please fill in Form D and send it to the Depositor to obtain his or her permission. Upon receiving from the Depositor, submit the form to us together with Form B and Form C(Sample) or Form C_P(Sample). Depositors can be contacted at the addresses listed on the website and catalog of the RIKEN BRC. If you cannot find their name and address on the website or catalog, or if you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail or by fax.

RIKEN BRC signs GFP Transfer License with GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences

The signing of a license agreement with TET Systems

Takara Bio USA, Inc. and RIKEN BioResource Research Center concluded license agreement on preservation and distribution of Fluorescent Proteins for academic use

Announcement of bioresources developed by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Form
Approval required	Form D: APPROVAL FORM
Category I MTA	Form C: MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT （For use for not-for-profit academic purpose）
FP license of TBUSA: MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (For Non-profit)
CRISPR/Cas9 genome edited bioresources: MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (For use for not-for-profit academic purpose)
Category II MTA	Form C_P: MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT （For use for for-profit-research purpose）
Order Information	Form B: ORDER FORM
Living Modified Organism	Form G: ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISM

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4. Terms of use

Please read the terms below. You are deemed to accept them when placing your order.

1) Possible cases for compensation and report deadline

If you experience such a case as stated above, please send your written notification or email to the Experimental Animal Division ( animal.brc@riken.jp ) by each deadline.

We will take necessary action immediately.

2) Conditions and limitations for compensation

If you report us a case of ①, ② or ③ before the designated deadline, we will replace the resource you order with the same or alternative strain one time only free of charge, issue credit (the right to request the same or an equivalent strain whenever necessary in future, if no strain is needed at the moment) or refund. Refund will not exceed the distribution fee. Shipping cost for replacement is to be covered by the user.
There is no compensation for non-productive mice, mice younger than four-week old that arrive deceased or moribund, and pregnant mice that do not give birth. In the last two cases, resources are shipped at the user’s request. We do not compensate in case of failure or damage caused by the users.

3) Cancellation fee

Upon receiving order from a user, we will start preparing the requested resource by required processes including re-deriving the mice from frozen embryos or sperm and/or propagating a stock. These preparations are very costly. When a user cancel the order as a matter of user’s convenience, the user will be charged for the costs we spend on preparation up until cancellation is notified (up to 100% of distribution fee). When cancellation is notified after the BRC sends out the resource, 100% of distribution fee plus shipping cost will be charged to the user.

4) Accident during shipment

Our Center is not liable for any accident that occurs during shipping. Please select a carrier and make necessary arrangements on your own responsibility.
For overseas shipment, the users are responsible for customs clearance including preparation of necessary documents.

5) Information release on resources with quality defect

Whenever we note a quality defect in our resource, we will announce it through our website. We will also individually contact the users who received such a resource in the last 5 years.

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5. Payment

International Orders
When you order the mice, please choose one of the following methods of payment listed below and send us your method of payment. We will send you an invoice and an appropriate instruction for each method as an attachment in PDF.
* Please note that the method of payment cannot be changed after we start processing to issue the invoice.

Please note the followings when you remit the distribution fee for BRC’s bioresources from your bank.

• If the remitter’s name differs from the addressee on the invoice sent by BRC, we may not accept the remittance. If you wish to pay under a name different from the BRC invoice, please consult with BRC reception in advance.
• If the remitter’s name differs from the addressee on the BRC invoice, BRC will confirm with the billing recipient (i.e., the ordering party). This process may delay the shipment of BRC’s bioresources.
• If payment is made to BRC from an institution or individual with a name different from the addressee on the BRC invoice without prior notification, a refund may not be possible.

1) Credit card (MasterCard or VISA only)
Click here for further details.

2) Bank transfer
Remit the charge to the following account. Any bank fees are to be covered by the payer.

<< *Please note!>>
RIKEN is a non-profit organization and therefore requires all applicants to cover all bank charges, (including exchange, commission and handling fees) when sending payments for resources.

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6. Request for publication

We hope to share data obtained with the biological resources from RIKEN BRC.
Therefore, please send us a reprint of any publication of which results arise from the use of our mice.

Research Resource Circulation

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