Tissue culture support, from lab build to daily operations.
Build a lab, improve an existing program, or develop a specific capability. We help commercial cannabis teams with lab design, rehabilitation, SOPs and training, genetic preservation, and HLVd remediation.
How We Work
Two engagement phases that meet you where you are: a full build if you are starting from scratch, or ongoing support and optimization if you already run a lab.
Lab Build and Implementation
A six-month engagement that takes you from facility assessment to a fully operational lab. The goal is a team that can operate the lab independently, with a scope and milestones agreed for your facility.
- Facility assessment and lab design
- Equipment and consumables sourcing
- Media development for your cultivars
- Full SOP suite and training curriculum
- Hands-on staff training in your lab
- Clonedock access included during the full Phase 1 package
- Launch support through first production cycle
Ongoing Support and Optimization
A monthly retainer, whether we built your lab or you already run one. Weekly strategy calls, quarterly on-site visits, protocol refinements, and a direct line to the Collective Herb team and our scientific advisors. The scope, initial term and renewal conditions are set out in your consulting agreement.
- Weekly strategy and troubleshooting calls
- Quarterly on-site visits and audits
- Continuous protocol refinement
- HLVd cleanup and cold storage rollout
- Staff development and lead-tech coaching
- Clonedock access and updates with a paid software subscription
- Direct access to the Collective Herb team and our scientific advisors
What We Build
Five core services, all anchored in tissue culture. Built for operators who want clean genetics, predictable production, and a program your team owns end to end.
Tissue Culture Lab Design and Implementation
Design and equip a tissue culture lab from scratch, or upgrade an underperforming one. We assess your facility, scope the build, source equipment, and stand up the program from layout to first plantlet.
- Facility assessment and lab layout
- Equipment sourcing and vendor guidance
- Media formulation for your cultivars
- SOPs across every stage, initiation through hardening
- Hands-on staff training to handoff
Tissue Culture Rehabilitation
Already have a lab that is not performing? We diagnose the issues (contamination, weak vigor, slow multiplication, HLVd pressure) and get the program back to clean, consistent output.
- Contamination diagnosis and protocol audit
- Media reformulation and stage tuning
- HLVd remediation through meristem isolation
- Staff retraining on corrected SOPs
- Production targets and quality benchmarks
SOP Development and Staff Training
Document the program so your team owns it permanently. We write the SOPs, train the technicians, and certify the workflow so the lab keeps running clean after we step out.
- Stage-specific SOPs with photo references
- Hands-on technician training in your lab
- Meristem dissection workshops under the scope
- Skills certification and ongoing assessment
- Lead-tech development and management track
Cold Storage and Genetic Preservation
Protect your cultivar library. Cold storage preserves clean Gen-0 stock so a contamination event, a power outage, or a personnel change does not have to cost you a cultivar.
- Cold storage build-out and protocols
- Cultivar library tracking and labeling
- Recovery and reactivation procedures
- Archive scheduling and backup cadence
- Integration with your tissue culture workflow
Meristem Initiation and HLVd Cleanup
Build an HLVd remediation workflow around meristem culture and qPCR screening. We train your team to isolate meristems, regenerate plants, and evaluate results before returning a line to production. HLVd is also written HpLVd.
- Hands-on meristem dissection training under the scope
- HLVd remediation with qPCR screening of regenerated plants
- Genetic rejuvenation and clean Gen-0 mother stock
Your team logs in from day one.
Clonedock is included for the duration of a full Phase 1 lab build and implementation package. Continued access after Phase 1, including during Phase 2, requires a paid software subscription. We set up your workspace and train your team during the build.
Curious if a tissue culture program makes sense for your operation? Walk through your facility and your goals with us in 30 minutes.
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What a Cannabis Tissue Culture Lab Actually Involves
A cannabis tissue culture lab is a clean, controlled space where cultivars are grown from small pieces of plant tissue in sterile vessels instead of from cuttings off a mother plant. It is how a cultivator holds a genetics library free of HLVd, stops the slow decline that shows up in a mother room, and produces clean Gen-0 stock on a schedule. Four things decide whether one works, and none of them is the equipment list.
Beyond the Lab
The experience behind the lab goes beyond tissue culture. David brings 15+ years in cannabis cultivation to facility planning, cultivation systems, operations, and plant health. Engagements can stand alone or fold into a Phase 1 or Phase 2 scope.
Ready to bring tissue culture in-house?
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We will walk through your facility, your goals, and whether building a tissue culture program makes sense for your operation. No pressure, no pitch.