BEI Resources was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide reagents, tools and information for studying Category A, B, and C priority pathogens, emerging infectious disease agents, non-pathogenic microbes and other microbiological materials of relevance to the research community.  BEI Resources acquires authenticates, and produces reagents that scientists need to carry out basic research and develop improved diagnostic tests, vaccines, and therapies. By centralizing these functions within BEI Resources, access to and use of these materials in the scientific community is monitored and quality control of the reagents is assured.

In addition to supplying the infectious disease community with materials, BEI Resources also encourages and supports the deposit of materials from researchers and institutions. Depositing materials with BEI Resources has many advantages to the researcher and the research community including secure storage, community access and distribution; all while protecting the intellectual property rights of the depositor.

BEI Resources has been managed under contract by American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) since 2003.  A seven-year contract to continue managing BEI Resources was awarded to ATCC in June 2010. The BEI Resources program reflects a coordinated effort between NIAID, CDC, USDA, and ATCC.

You can search our catalog of reagents for a list of items in our current catalog. Materials from the Department of Defense Critical Reagents Program (CRP) may also be requested through BEI Resources. Scientists must be registered with BEI Resources to request materials.