Spent this morning at Kings Park for a tour of the orchid conservation program.
We got to see the seed bank, the cell culture lab, the cryolab and the greenhouse. I even got to hold some cloned Queen of Shebas! Kings Park scientists are doing amazing work […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
We got to see the seed bank, the cell culture lab, the cryolab and the greenhouse. I even got to hold some cloned Queen of Shebas! Kings Park scientists are doing amazing work […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
October 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Spent this morning at Kings Park for a tour of the orchid conservation program.
We got to see the seed bank, the cell culture lab, the cryolab and the greenhouse. I even got to hold some cloned Queen of Shebas! Kings Park scientists are doing amazing work […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
We got to see the seed bank, the cell culture lab, the cryolab and the greenhouse. I even got to hold some cloned Queen of Shebas! Kings Park scientists are doing amazing work […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
Capacity is the number everyone compares on a cryogenic storage quotation & it is close to the least useful figure on the datasheet.
The specification chain runs from sample format outward. Straw or vial format decides goblet and visotube compatibility.
Full article : cryolab.co.uk/choosing-liq...
The specification chain runs from sample format outward. Straw or vial format decides goblet and visotube compatibility.
Full article : cryolab.co.uk/choosing-liq...
Choosing a Liquid Nitrogen Storage Tank | Cryolab
Capacity, vapour or liquid phase, LN2 consumption, racking and monitoring. What decides the right cryogenic tank for your laboratory.
cryolab.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Capacity is the number everyone compares on a cryogenic storage quotation & it is close to the least useful figure on the datasheet.
The specification chain runs from sample format outward. Straw or vial format decides goblet and visotube compatibility.
Full article : cryolab.co.uk/choosing-liq...
The specification chain runs from sample format outward. Straw or vial format decides goblet and visotube compatibility.
Full article : cryolab.co.uk/choosing-liq...
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September 16, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Do the sum for your own cryo store. Largest vessel in litres, times 683. That is how much nitrogen gas is in the room in liquid form. BCGA Code of Practice 30 publishes the expansion figure.
Full write up on liquid nitrogen tank safety monitoring: cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Full write up on liquid nitrogen tank safety monitoring: cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Liquid Nitrogen Tank Safety: The 683 Problem | Cryolab
Liquid nitrogen tank safety starts with one number: 683. The oxygen sum for your cryo room, the ice plug nobody checks, and the alarm nobody hears.
cryolab.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Do the sum for your own cryo store. Largest vessel in litres, times 683. That is how much nitrogen gas is in the room in liquid form. BCGA Code of Practice 30 publishes the expansion figure.
Full write up on liquid nitrogen tank safety monitoring: cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Full write up on liquid nitrogen tank safety monitoring: cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Cryogenic technology is below -150°C. It underpins IVF, biobanking, vaccine cold chain, MRI machines, semiconductor manufacturing, and rocket propulsion.
Most people have never thought about it. Here is how it actually works:
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-technology-complete-guide/
Most people have never thought about it. Here is how it actually works:
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-technology-complete-guide/
Cryogenic Technology: A Complete Guide to How Cryogenics Works | Cryolab
Cryogenic technology operates below -150 degrees Celsius and underpins modern IVF, biobanking, pharmaceutical research, food production, and industrial processes. Here is how it actually works.
cryolab.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Cryogenic technology is below -150°C. It underpins IVF, biobanking, vaccine cold chain, MRI machines, semiconductor manufacturing, and rocket propulsion.
Most people have never thought about it. Here is how it actually works:
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-technology-complete-guide/
Most people have never thought about it. Here is how it actually works:
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-technology-complete-guide/
Egg freezing in 2026: everyone's talking about it, almost nobody knows what happens after retrieval day.
The freeze protocol, the storage tank, the warming procedure. These are what determine whether a frozen egg becomes a baby.
cryolab.co.uk/egg-freezing-2026-science-vitrification/
The freeze protocol, the storage tank, the warming procedure. These are what determine whether a frozen egg becomes a baby.
cryolab.co.uk/egg-freezing-2026-science-vitrification/
Egg Freezing in 2026: What the Science Actually Says | Cryolab
Egg freezing has never been more popular or more misunderstood. Here is what the science actually shows about vitrification, survival rates, storage, and what happens to your eggs after the freeze.
cryolab.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Egg freezing in 2026: everyone's talking about it, almost nobody knows what happens after retrieval day.
The freeze protocol, the storage tank, the warming procedure. These are what determine whether a frozen egg becomes a baby.
cryolab.co.uk/egg-freezing-2026-science-vitrification/
The freeze protocol, the storage tank, the warming procedure. These are what determine whether a frozen egg becomes a baby.
cryolab.co.uk/egg-freezing-2026-science-vitrification/
imagine that but also with copy pasted dungeons on them
and I don't mean "samey dungeons randomly generated onto the map"
no I mean Literally The Same Dungeon, same enemies, same map, loot is the only difference
I ran into the same cryolab dungeon 4 times
and I don't mean "samey dungeons randomly generated onto the map"
no I mean Literally The Same Dungeon, same enemies, same map, loot is the only difference
I ran into the same cryolab dungeon 4 times
August 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
imagine that but also with copy pasted dungeons on them
and I don't mean "samey dungeons randomly generated onto the map"
no I mean Literally The Same Dungeon, same enemies, same map, loot is the only difference
I ran into the same cryolab dungeon 4 times
and I don't mean "samey dungeons randomly generated onto the map"
no I mean Literally The Same Dungeon, same enemies, same map, loot is the only difference
I ran into the same cryolab dungeon 4 times
In July 2026, Cryolab attended two of the most significant events in reproductive medicine and sperm biology.
ESHRE 26 at ExCeL London & XVth International Symposium on Spermatology
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryolab-eshr...
ESHRE 26 at ExCeL London & XVth International Symposium on Spermatology
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryolab-eshr...
August 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
In July 2026, Cryolab attended two of the most significant events in reproductive medicine and sperm biology.
ESHRE 26 at ExCeL London & XVth International Symposium on Spermatology
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryolab-eshr...
ESHRE 26 at ExCeL London & XVth International Symposium on Spermatology
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryolab-eshr...
An important operational piece from Cryolab on a risk that most IVF laboratory procurement processes underestimate. The article makes the case that cryocanes, cryosleeves, visotubes, and goblets - typically treated as interchangeable...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/ivf-consumables/
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/ivf-consumables/
The Consumables Mistake That Puts IVF Samples at Risk | Cryolab
Cryocanes, cryosleeves, visotubes, and goblets are ordered on autopilot in most IVF labs. Wrong material specification and incompatible components create silent failures that put cryopreserved samples...
cryolab.co.uk
August 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
An important operational piece from Cryolab on a risk that most IVF laboratory procurement processes underestimate. The article makes the case that cryocanes, cryosleeves, visotubes, and goblets - typically treated as interchangeable...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/ivf-consumables/
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/ivf-consumables/
The SpermScope reusable cell analysis chamber by Cryolab has now been independently validated against the Makler in a study using UKNEQAS pre-validated reference samples, presented at Spermatology 2026 in Birmingham.
Full study: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
Full study: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
SpermScope Validated at Spermatology 2026: Independent UKNEQAS Study Results | Cryolab
Independent study by Dr Bryan Woodward presented at Spermatology 2026 validates SpermScope against Makler using UKNEQAS target values.
cryolab.co.uk
August 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The SpermScope reusable cell analysis chamber by Cryolab has now been independently validated against the Makler in a study using UKNEQAS pre-validated reference samples, presented at Spermatology 2026 in Birmingham.
Full study: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
Full study: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
The cryoprotectant system is the most underappreciated variable. Matched kits (equilibration + vitrification + warming from the same manufacturer) outperform mixed-supplier approaches. Osmotic mismatch at thaw is cytotoxic
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/vitrificatio...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/vitrificatio...
Vitrification Success Rates in UK IVF: What Determines Outcomes | Cryolab
What determines vitrification success rates in UK IVF - the cryoprotectant system, carrier choice, protocol consistency and storage conditions. Evidence-based guide. Cryolab.
cryolab.co.uk
July 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The cryoprotectant system is the most underappreciated variable. Matched kits (equilibration + vitrification + warming from the same manufacturer) outperform mixed-supplier approaches. Osmotic mismatch at thaw is cytotoxic
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/vitrificatio...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/vitrificatio...
Most IVF equipment failures don't happen suddenly. They happen gradually - and the early warning signs are in the data you're already collecting. A thread on cryogenic equipment maintenance in UK IVF labs, and why documentation matters...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
Cryogenic Equipment Maintenance and Validation in UK IVF Labs | Cryolab
Storage vessel maintenance, dry shipper hold time verification and controlled rate freezer calibration for UK IVF labs. What best practice looks like. Cryolab.
cryolab.co.uk
July 31, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Most IVF equipment failures don't happen suddenly. They happen gradually - and the early warning signs are in the data you're already collecting. A thread on cryogenic equipment maintenance in UK IVF labs, and why documentation matters...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
An independent study by Dr Bryan Woodward FRCPath just compared the SpermScope and Makler against UKNEQAS.
SpermScope R squared: 0.77 vs Makler: 0.68.
No significant difference between chambers directly.
Full results: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
SpermScope R squared: 0.77 vs Makler: 0.68.
No significant difference between chambers directly.
Full results: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
SpermScope Validated at Spermatology 2026: Independent UKNEQAS Study Results | Cryolab
Independent study by Dr Bryan Woodward presented at Spermatology 2026 validates SpermScope against Makler using UKNEQAS target values.
cryolab.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
An independent study by Dr Bryan Woodward FRCPath just compared the SpermScope and Makler against UKNEQAS.
SpermScope R squared: 0.77 vs Makler: 0.68.
No significant difference between chambers directly.
Full results: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
SpermScope R squared: 0.77 vs Makler: 0.68.
No significant difference between chambers directly.
Full results: cryolab.co.uk/spermscope-spermatology-2026-ukneqas-validation-study/
July 25, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The Science Behind Sperm Survival at −196°C
An authoritative scientific guide from Cryolab 40 years in cryogenic equipment supply covering what actually happens to sperm at the cellular level during cryopreservation, and why the semen storage tank...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/semen-cryopr...
An authoritative scientific guide from Cryolab 40 years in cryogenic equipment supply covering what actually happens to sperm at the cellular level during cryopreservation, and why the semen storage tank...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/semen-cryopr...
Science Behind Sperm Survival: What Happens to Semen at -196°C
What actually happens to sperm at -196 degrees Celsius? The science behind semen cryopreservation and why the semen storage tank matters as much as the freeze protocol.
cryolab.co.uk
July 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The Science Behind Sperm Survival at −196°C
An authoritative scientific guide from Cryolab 40 years in cryogenic equipment supply covering what actually happens to sperm at the cellular level during cryopreservation, and why the semen storage tank...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/semen-cryopr...
An authoritative scientific guide from Cryolab 40 years in cryogenic equipment supply covering what actually happens to sperm at the cellular level during cryopreservation, and why the semen storage tank...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/semen-cryopr...
Why the Liquid Nitrogen Tank Is the Most Overlooked Piece of Kit in an IVF Lab
Every IVF clinic obsesses over the freezing protocol. The vitrification kit. The warming solutions. The embryologist's technique. And rightly so.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Every IVF clinic obsesses over the freezing protocol. The vitrification kit. The warming solutions. The embryologist's technique. And rightly so.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Why the Liquid Nitrogen Tank Is the Most Overlooked Piece of Kit in an IVF Lab - Cryolab
Every IVF clinic obsesses over the freezing protocol. The vitrification kit. The warming solutions. But the liquid nitrogen storage tank -- the vessel that holds everything -- gets overlooked. Until i...
cryolab.co.uk
July 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Why the Liquid Nitrogen Tank Is the Most Overlooked Piece of Kit in an IVF Lab
Every IVF clinic obsesses over the freezing protocol. The vitrification kit. The warming solutions. The embryologist's technique. And rightly so.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Every IVF clinic obsesses over the freezing protocol. The vitrification kit. The warming solutions. The embryologist's technique. And rightly so.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Hello Everyone!
Betty Boom has seen a lot of progress lately including gamepad vibrations, better UI navigation, buckets of blood, and GORILLA CLONES.
More to come! 🔥
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Betty Boom has seen a lot of progress lately including gamepad vibrations, better UI navigation, buckets of blood, and GORILLA CLONES.
More to come! 🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/3457590/
#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Roguelike #ActionRoguelike #IndieDev #videogames #games
July 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Hello Everyone!
Betty Boom has seen a lot of progress lately including gamepad vibrations, better UI navigation, buckets of blood, and GORILLA CLONES.
More to come! 🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/3457590/
#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Roguelike #ActionRoguelike #IndieDev #videogames #games
Betty Boom has seen a lot of progress lately including gamepad vibrations, better UI navigation, buckets of blood, and GORILLA CLONES.
More to come! 🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/3457590/
#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Roguelike #ActionRoguelike #IndieDev #videogames #games
Paul Hague attended the first ESHRE meeting in 1985 in Bonn.
He hasn’t missed a single one since.
That’s 42 consecutive years of attendance.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/paul-hague-4...
He hasn’t missed a single one since.
That’s 42 consecutive years of attendance.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/paul-hague-4...
Cryolab's Founder Has Attended Every ESHRE Since 1985
Cryolab founder Paul Hague has attended every single ESHRE Annual Meeting since it began in Bonn in 1985. This is the story of 42 unbroken years in reproductive medicine.
cryolab.co.uk
July 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Paul Hague attended the first ESHRE meeting in 1985 in Bonn.
He hasn’t missed a single one since.
That’s 42 consecutive years of attendance.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/paul-hague-4...
He hasn’t missed a single one since.
That’s 42 consecutive years of attendance.
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/paul-hague-4...
Cryogenic Half Canes and Half Sleeves
In the clinical workflow of an IVF laboratory, the cryogenic cane and its protective sleeve are among the most handled items in the building. Every vitrification procedure ends with a loaded cane...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-ha...
In the clinical workflow of an IVF laboratory, the cryogenic cane and its protective sleeve are among the most handled items in the building. Every vitrification procedure ends with a loaded cane...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-ha...
Cryogenic Half Canes and Half Sleeves | Cryolab
Complete guide to cryogenic half canes and half sleeves for IVF laboratories. Covers PVC cryosleeves, aluminium cryocanes, compact storage, and selection criteria.
cryolab.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Cryogenic Half Canes and Half Sleeves
In the clinical workflow of an IVF laboratory, the cryogenic cane and its protective sleeve are among the most handled items in the building. Every vitrification procedure ends with a loaded cane...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-ha...
In the clinical workflow of an IVF laboratory, the cryogenic cane and its protective sleeve are among the most handled items in the building. Every vitrification procedure ends with a loaded cane...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-ha...
Cryogenic equipment specs that actually matter in a working laboratory
The critical biological threshold is -130°C. LN2 at -196°C gives a 66°C buffer. A ULT freezer at -80°C is 50°C above the threshold. Not interchangeable for long-term...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
The critical biological threshold is -130°C. LN2 at -196°C gives a 66°C buffer. A ULT freezer at -80°C is 50°C above the threshold. Not interchangeable for long-term...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
Cryogenic Equipment, Tanks and Freezers: Complete Lab Guide | Cryolab
Complete guide to cryogenic equipment for laboratories. Covers cryogenic freezers, tanks, vacuum insulated vessels, refrigeration, facilities and the global market.
cryolab.co.uk
June 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Cryogenic equipment specs that actually matter in a working laboratory
The critical biological threshold is -130°C. LN2 at -196°C gives a 66°C buffer. A ULT freezer at -80°C is 50°C above the threshold. Not interchangeable for long-term...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
The critical biological threshold is -130°C. LN2 at -196°C gives a 66°C buffer. A ULT freezer at -80°C is 50°C above the threshold. Not interchangeable for long-term...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-eq...
What working with liquid nitrogen actually requires - a practical thread for lab professionals
LN2 sits at -195.8°C. The biological preservation threshold is approximately -130°C. That 65°C buffer is the engineering margin that keeps...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
LN2 sits at -195.8°C. The biological preservation threshold is approximately -130°C. That 65°C buffer is the engineering margin that keeps...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
Liquid Nitrogen LN2: Storage, Safety & Supply Guide | Cryolab
Complete guide to liquid nitrogen LN2 for UK labs. Storage temperature, pressure, hazards, bulk supply, tank safety and BCGA CP30 compliance explained.
cryolab.co.uk
June 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What working with liquid nitrogen actually requires - a practical thread for lab professionals
LN2 sits at -195.8°C. The biological preservation threshold is approximately -130°C. That 65°C buffer is the engineering margin that keeps...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
LN2 sits at -195.8°C. The biological preservation threshold is approximately -130°C. That 65°C buffer is the engineering margin that keeps...
Full article - cryolab.co.uk/liquid-nitro...
My big fear:
Somewhere in the wilds of Texas, inaccessible by any road, is a cryolab full of thousands of Elon eggs waiting to be thawed & hatched.
Hence, he will incompetently rule over the smoldering ashes of humanity for the next 10,000 years
Kinda inspired by Aliens meets The Boys From Brazil.
Somewhere in the wilds of Texas, inaccessible by any road, is a cryolab full of thousands of Elon eggs waiting to be thawed & hatched.
Hence, he will incompetently rule over the smoldering ashes of humanity for the next 10,000 years
Kinda inspired by Aliens meets The Boys From Brazil.
June 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
My big fear:
Somewhere in the wilds of Texas, inaccessible by any road, is a cryolab full of thousands of Elon eggs waiting to be thawed & hatched.
Hence, he will incompetently rule over the smoldering ashes of humanity for the next 10,000 years
Kinda inspired by Aliens meets The Boys From Brazil.
Somewhere in the wilds of Texas, inaccessible by any road, is a cryolab full of thousands of Elon eggs waiting to be thawed & hatched.
Hence, he will incompetently rule over the smoldering ashes of humanity for the next 10,000 years
Kinda inspired by Aliens meets The Boys From Brazil.
Most IVF labs find out their LN2 storage has been quietly failing them during the 90 seconds a staff member stands at a tank trying to locate a sample. That 90 seconds, multiplied across 20 retrievals a day, is the most preventable source of cryogenic storage loss in..
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-st...
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-st...
Cryogenic Storage for IVF Labs: What Top UK Units Do Differently | Cryolab
How UK IVF labs avoid evaporation loss, HFEA compliance gaps and capacity shortfalls in liquid nitrogen cryogenic storage. Practical guidance from Cryolab.
cryolab.co.uk
June 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Most IVF labs find out their LN2 storage has been quietly failing them during the 90 seconds a staff member stands at a tank trying to locate a sample. That 90 seconds, multiplied across 20 retrievals a day, is the most preventable source of cryogenic storage loss in..
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-st...
cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-st...
The most common cryo storage failure in UK IVF labs is not equipment malfunction. It is a system that was never designed as a system. Vessels from one supplier, canes from another, no alarm validation revisited since commissioning.
Full piece: cryolab.co.uk/cryo-storage...
Full piece: cryolab.co.uk/cryo-storage...
Cryo Storage Questions Every IVF Lab Manager Needs Answered | Cryolab
Cryogenic canister selection, vessel costs, storage system design and compliance for UK IVF labs. Practical guidance from Cryolab, 40 years in the sector.
cryolab.co.uk
June 19, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The most common cryo storage failure in UK IVF labs is not equipment malfunction. It is a system that was never designed as a system. Vessels from one supplier, canes from another, no alarm validation revisited since commissioning.
Full piece: cryolab.co.uk/cryo-storage...
Full piece: cryolab.co.uk/cryo-storage...