Biological Shipping Blog, Cold Chain Transport Blog

Can You Ship Biological Samples Currently Stored or Shipped with Dry Ice (-0 to -80°C) in Cryoport’s Dry Vapor Shipper at -150°C?

Thu, Dec 20, 2018 | By Soren H. Knudsen, Commercial Director, EMEA, Cryoport

The short answer is: YES!If a specimen or biological material can transition through the freezing point — as happens when frozen in refrigerators and/or packed in dry ice — then holding it at liquid...

Are You Securing “Smooth” Compliant Movement of Your Biological Materials?

Wed, Sep 12, 2018 | By Soren H. Knudsen, Commercial Director, EMEA, Cryoport

Moving time and temperature sensitive biological materials “smoothly” across the globe, from A to B, is and requires more than “just” acquiring compliant packaging material and booking a carrier…...

Considerations for Successful Biomaterial Transport into Challenging Countries

Thu, Aug 02, 2018 | By Sue Blecman, Vice President - Global Strategic Business Development, Cryoport

Successful research, development, manufacturing and commercialization in regenerative medicine is an epic challenge, with potentially a more epic reward of saving lives.Almost equally challenging is...

Transporting Life: A Journey of Choice

Fri, Jul 27, 2018 | By Bruce Bowman, Sr. Director of Channel Sales, Cryoport

Graduating classes of young professionals all over the world are preparing to meet new challenges set before them as the embark on a journey. The lessons and academic content taught in their...

Notes From The Field – Minimizing Cold Chain Risk for Regenerative Medicines

Wed, Dec 02, 2015 | By Robert Hariri, M.D., Ph.D., Board of Directors, Cryoport

By Robert Hariri, M.D., Ph.D.

For years, there has been a need for logistics methodologies to keep pace with the developments in biology that require reliable and environmentally controlled...

The Top 5 Hidden Costs of Dry Ice Shipping

Tue, Jul 08, 2014 | By Cryoport Team

The combination of dry ice, Styrofoam® and overnight shipping worked miracles in the 1960s and transformed medicine on the battlefield and here at home. Today, that combination remains a popular...