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Announcement: We’re Expanding Our Global Locations to Better Serve You 

We’re expanding! CryoStork’s parent company, Cryoport, Inc., recently signed an agreement to acquire CRYOPDP, a leading global provider of innovative temperature-controlled logistics solutions to the clinical research, pharmaceutical and cell and gene therapy markets. CRYOPDP is headquartered in Paris, France, and has 22 locations worldwide.  This acquisition means CryoStork has immediate access to CRYOPDP’s locations, which helps us provide faster routes to transport your precious … Continued

Against the Odds: Five Inspiring Stories of IVF Success to Help You Keep the Faith When The Journey Gets Tough 

At CryoStork, we help thousands of eager IVF parents safely transport their gametes and embryos around the world — yes, even during a global pandemic. We hear a lot of stories from parents on their IVF journey, and we recently asked them to share some of their stories of struggle and triumph. Here’s what they told us, including their hard-earned advice.   Welcome the Unexpected Surprises – And Solutions  IVF and … Continued

Hurricane Emergency: When Moving Your Embryos Means Saving Them from a Catastrophic Storm 

| By CryoStork Staff

The IVF process can be long and complicated, with rounds of hormonal treatments, doctor’s visits and implantations. Now imagine if you had to worry about a destructive hurricane on top of it.  In the summer of 2019, Heidi Bartlett and her husband decided to adopt embryos. The Bartletts, who live in Michigan, connected with a donor family nearly 1,000 miles away in South Carolina.  “You arrange … Continued

Introducing Veri-Clean™ – Another Way We’re Providing the Safest Transport of Your Most Precious Materials

| By CryoStork Staff

When you’re sending your eggs, embryos, or sperm from one clinic to another, you want to know they are being transported in the most sanitary conditions possible. That’s why we’re proud to introduce Veri-Clean™, our new cleaning and disinfection methodology.   Veri-Clean™ virtually eliminates the risk of contamination for all Cryoport Express® cryo-shippers and stainless-steel accessories. Utilizing a new proprietary reagent, the Veri-Clean™ process reduces external contaminants such as bacteria, viruses and fungi by 99.9999% — a conclusion we have validated with a … Continued

What do you do with your gametes if you want to change clinic?

| By CryoStork Staff

Jackie Garcia, CryoStork’s client care manager, features a list of FAQs on IVF transportation for UK-based online magazine, IVF Babble. This includes questions that may be on top of intended parents’ minds when deciding to transport their precious gametes across clinics and the effect of your shipments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full blog … Continued

Message To Our CryoStork Parents Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

| By CryoStork Staff

March 24 Update: CryoStork facilities are continuing to provide service. Based on our status as both a transportation and support service for healthcare, it is clear our Cryoport-Irvine operation is exempt from the California directive and is continuing to operate as normal. At CryoStork, we provide the highest standard of care for the transport of your … Continued

A Message to Our Clinic Partners During the COVID-19 Pandemic

| By CryoStork Staff

March 24 Update: CryoStork facilities are continuing to provide service. Based on our status as both a transportation and support service for healthcare, it is clear our Cryoport-Irvine operation is exempt from the California directive and is continuing to operate as normal. We would like to make you aware of the proactive steps we are … Continued

UK’s NHS Could Allow Women’s Eggs to Be Frozen for Over a Decade

| By CryoStork Staff

A new Daily Mail article highlights the dramatic increase in IVF amongst UK women within the last decade: treatment cycles with frozen eggs increased from 410 in 2012 1,462 in 2017.   The National Health System currently imposes a time limit of ten years for women to store their eggs (excluding cancer patients and prematurely infertile women) – after that, the eggs must be used for fertility or they will be destroyed.   Amending the policy could allow women to exercise … Continued

What We’re Reading: CryoStork Experts Share the Best Fertility Sites 

| By CryoStork Staff

There’s no shortage of fertility advice on the internet. You can easily find thousands of blogs, forums, medical sites, and news articles on the topic. But it’s a little more challenging to find trustworthy information about the fertility journey.  Our experts at CryoStork have more than half a century of combined experience in the reproductive medicine industry. Here are some of the sites they‘re enjoying lately:  Becoming A … Continued

Say Hello to Kirsty Crompton, CryoStork’s New Director of Business Development for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 

| By CryoStork Staff

We are thrilled to welcome Kirsty Crompton to the CryoStork team. Kirsty is based in the South West of England, and she brings nearly two decades of experience within the fertility industry, working with both the NHS and private clinical providers. Kirsty earned her MBA in 2016.  She has spent most of her career in laboratories, helping clinics increase their patients’ pregnancy rates by introducing new … Continued

What our clients are saying

“Truly appreciated how well informed I was regarding the shipment. The process was well executed and I knew what was happening every step of the way. It was a pleasure doing business with Cryoport…thank you for your excellent service.”

- Gabrielle S., 6/20/18

“We are very happy to have the Cryoport service domestically and internationally.”

- Lily G., 8/4/17

“Thanks for making our shipment happen on short notice and for making this a stress free and easy transaction.”

- Shirley B., 2/8/18

“I have been working with Cryoport for a few years now and have nothing but good to say. I refer all my patients here when they are looking for tank rental/logistic solutions.”

- Michael V., 5/24/17

“I’m just so thankful for your service and grateful for what you guys do. Without your service I would not be able to pursue my dream of having another child. Thank you so much to Eduard and his crew!”

- Nancy P., 7/31/17