CryoStasis Information

CryoStasis is a biotech company specializing in bio-preservation of cells, tissues and organs. Located in Ottawa and based on 30 years of pioneering research in the Canadian Arctic, we have developed a method that overturns the long-held belief that biological material must be frozen for its function to be preserved. By using rationally designed cryoprotectants (Woolii™Cool media) along with temperature and pressure management systems (Woolii™Pod), our platform drops temperatures well below freezing, halting cellular metabolism WITHOUT TURNING WATER INTO ICE. Maintaining sub-zero, unfrozen conditions induces stasis (indefinite preservation) while avoiding the dramatic loss of cell function, therapeutic potency and manufacturing yield that occur as a result of freeze-thaw damage. CryoStasis works with BioPharma, CDMOs and research institutions to help ensure life-changing cell & gene therapies can be produced at-scale economically, and reach patients whenever / wherever they are needed.