California Cryobank, Inc.
- 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.
- http://www.cryobank.com/

Cryobanks International
- 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.
- http://www.cryo-intl.com

National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL)
- 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.
- http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=54020500

Asymptote Cool Guide to Cryopreservation
- Manual of the general principles of cryobiology, especially regarding the preservation of sperm and embryos. Detailed but accessible to the educated layman.
- http://www.asymptote.co.uk/cryo/CoolGuid.pdf

INVAM - Freezing germplasm in liquid nitrogen
- Research suggestions from the INVAM Culture Collection at West Virginia University.
- http://invam.caf.wvu.edu/methods/storage/liquidN.htm

BioLife Solutions, Inc.
- Conducts research and provides hypothermic and cryopreservation solutions for cell and tissue preservation, including the HypoThermosol and CryoStor products.
- http://www.biolifesolutions.com/

Frozen Fruit Fly Embryos Hatched
- 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.
- http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-1/net1026.html

Genternity LLC
- Proposed services to include DNA preserved before cremation funeral for genetic preservation and immortality.
- http://www.genternity.com/

Cryopreservation Application Guide
- A detailed introduction to cell preservation technology from Nalgene Nunc. PDF file (249K)
- http://nalgenelab.nalgenunc.com/techdata/technical/manual.asp

Cryobiology
- International journal of low temperature biology and medicine. Published by the Society for Cryobiology.
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00112240

Society for Cryobiology
- 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.
- http://www.societyforcryobiology.org/

Ken Storey's Lab
- The "frozen frog" expert at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- http://www.carleton.ca/~kbstorey/

Cryolab - Roskilde University
- Cryobiology laboratory at Roskilde University, Denmark. Concentration on cold adaptation in animals, with ongoing research in antifreeze proteins, microtubules, cryopreservation.
- http://virgil.ruc.dk/~cryolab

International Bioresearch Solutions
- IBS is a non-profit national organization that works with organ procurement organizations to place organs that are not suitable for transplant with medical researchers.
- http://www.researchtissue.org

Cryobiology: Low temperature studies of biological systems
- A readable summary of the field of cryobiology by a college biology student, but with some confused opinions about the intent of the field.
- http://199.8.232.90/bio/Biol410/BSSpapers99/krista/Krista.htm

Conservation of endangered animals by using sperm and embryo freezing
- A project to preserve several endangered mammals of far northern Europe, using cryopreservation. At the University of Kuopio, Finland.
- http://fibre.utu.fi/proj/35.htm

Phase Technologies
- 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.
- http://www.phase-technologies.com/

Cryopreservation Research
- 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.
- http://www.engr.wisc.edu/groups/mtsm/

Cryosite
- A company which provides secure off-site, ultra-low temperature and cryogenic storage for biological specimens. In Sydney, Australia.
- http://www.cryosite.com

Lyophilization Services of New England, Inc.
- Contract manufacturer providing lyophilization (freeze-drying) of products, both vial and bulk. In Manchester, New Hampshire.
- http://www.lyophilization.com/

21st Century Medicine
- A research and development company in the fields of cryopreservation and ice control technologies for cryobiology and industrial uses. In Rancho Cucamonga, California.
- http://www.21CM.com/

Cryobiology and Anhydrobiology - School of Physics,University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
- Research and introduction by Associate professor Joe Wolfe
- http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/RESEARCH/CRYOBIOLOGY/cryobiology.html

American Association of Tissue Banks
- Professional organization for accreditation and information.
- http://www.aatb.org/

CryoLife, Inc.
- Manufacturer of medical tissues, heart valves, and oncology drugs. Shown are tissue services, research and company profile.
- http://www.cryolife.com/