A research and development company in the fields of cryopreservation and ice control technologies for cryobiology and industrial uses. In Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Professional organization for accreditation and information.

Manual of the general principles of cryobiology, especially regarding the preservation of sperm and embryos. Detailed but accessible to the educated layman.

Conducts research and provides hypothermic and cryopreservation solutions for cell and tissue preservation, including the HypoThermosol and CryoStor products.

Providing storage of sperm, cord blood, and embryos, with details of processes and facilities, information for donors and health professionals, and brochures to download. Los Angeles, California.

A project to preserve several endangered mammals of far northern Europe, using cryopreservation. At the University of Kuopio, Finland.

Provides umbilical cord blood storage, personal blood storage, semen banking, anonymous donor semen, and male infertility testing. Has a very good FAQ section. In Altamonte Springs, Florida.

International journal of low temperature biology and medicine. Published by the Society for Cryobiology.

Research and introduction by Associate professor Joe Wolfe

A readable summary of the field of cryobiology by a college biology student, but with some confused opinions about the intent of the field.

Cryobiology laboratory at Roskilde University, Denmark. Concentration on cold adaptation in animals, with ongoing research in antifreeze proteins, microtubules, cryopreservation.

Manufacturer of medical tissues, heart valves, and oncology drugs. Shown are tissue services, research and company profile.

A detailed introduction to cell preservation technology from Nalgene Nunc. PDF file (249K)

Research on trehalose and cryopreservation at University of Wisconsin, Molecular Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Group. Click on 'Research.' Includes a link to their nanolithography program.

A company which provides secure off-site, ultra-low temperature and cryogenic storage for biological specimens. In Sydney, Australia.

An article from 'Technical Highlights' in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review (Vol. 26, No. 1). Reports the research of Peter Mazur and others from 1992.

Proposed services to include DNA preserved before cremation funeral for genetic preservation and immortality.

Research suggestions from the INVAM Culture Collection at West Virginia University.

The 'frozen frog' expert at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Contract manufacturer providing lyophilization (freeze-drying) of products, both vial and bulk. In Manchester, New Hampshire.

Government facility provides cold storage for seeds, graftable buds and animal semen to support diversity in farm flora and fauna. Page includes virtual tour of the facility with an explanation of the storage procedure.

An organization dedicated to the lyophilization (freeze-drying) process that is used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostic products. Also provides lyophilization services. In Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

The primary scientific society in this field, founded in 1964 to promote research into the effects of low temperatures on all types of organisms and their constituent cells, tissues and organs.