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Starting April 1, 2012, the price of our Living Algal Strains (10-mL agar and 15-mL liquid cultures) will increase from $75 to $90 USD per strain for individuals and commercial companies, while pricing for US Academic and US Government institutions will increase from $30 to $40 USD per strain.  Pricing for other products and services UTEX provides will not change.  Please visit our FAQ page for additional information.  If you have questions regarding this change, please contact us.

UTEX offers 2-day workshops for those interested in utilizing algae commercially, such as for biofuel production. The workshop for March 22-23, 2012 is full.  The next workshop is scheduled for April 12-13, 2012. Workshops are held at the site of UTEX on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. More information can be found here: Workshops: Managing Microalgal Cultures

UTEX sells living microalgae in bulk culture volumes.  Select strains can be grown and shipped in multiples of 500-ml or 1-liter quantities.  More information can be found here:  Bulk Microalgae Cultures

About Us
The Culture Collection includes approximately 3,000 different strains of living algae, representing most major algal taxa.  Cultures in the Collection are used for research, teaching, biotechnology development, and various other projects throughout the world.  UTEX supports this community of users through the provision of algal cultures along with a variety of other goods and services.  This website contains a listing of the cultures maintained by UTEX, conditions for their maintenance, information regarding the purchase of cultures, and various other features of UTEX.

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