Latest Cryogenics Stories
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Ettinger, the founder of the cryonics movement and of the Cryonics Institute, died on Saturday, July 23, at home in Clinton Township, Michigan, and has been frozen at the Institute. The cryonics movement advocates storage at very low temperatures after death in the hope that future technology will permit revival and the cure of aging and disease. Mr. Ettinger wrote The Prospect of Immortality in 1962, a book advocating and...
BALTIMORE, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CSA Medical, Inc., the leading developer of novel Spray Cryotherapy devices that flash freeze and treat diseased tissue inside the body, today announced that it has completed an oversubscribed $12.6 million Series A Preferred Stock financing with the addition of a venture investment from Blue Heron Capital. Proceeds from the financing will be used to address customer demand and support the launch of CSA Medical's new platform technology. The company...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the world's largest producer and supplier of liquid and gaseous helium, announced today it won the "Innovation for Growth 2010" award in Royal Philips Electronics Supplier Awards program. Air Products received the award for its work together with Philips to significantly reduce the amount of helium used at Philips' Latham, New York manufacturing facility. The award was presented by Philips at a recent event held in...
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Striving to improve your overall athletic performance? You might not need to look any further than your water bottle. Thermos®, the leaders in the insulated beverageware category and exclusive licensee of Under Armour®( )hydration bottles, recently sponsored a clinical pilot study to prove that it's not only how much or what you drink while working out, but also the temperature of the fluids that drives performance. The breakthrough...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a recognized leader in cryogenic grinding, will introduce its new PolarFit(TM) ultra-fine-grinding mill at PTX Canada in Toronto from June 21-23. Air Products' new PolarFit ultra-fine-grinding mill provides a cost-effective way to reduce hard-to-grind materials to smaller particle sizes than can be achieved with conventional impact mills. This flexible grinding system can generate consistent yields of particles...
MIAMI, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Tissue, the industry leader in Ophthalmic tissue products, announced today that it has shipped over 7,500 ProKera® units since the product's inception. ProKera® is the only medical device that can provide wound healing to over 350,000 annual cases of patients afflicted with damaged ocular surfaces. ProKera® is a class II medical device composed of cryopreserved amniotic membrane tissue clipped into a thermoplastic ring set. "We are excited...
BOTHELL, Wash., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: BLFS), a leading developer and manufacturer of clinical grade biopreservation media products for cells and tissues, today issued an update on the growing number and quality of life science organizations using the Company's products. These customers are all now purchasing HypoThermosol® and/or CryoStor® to support the development of new regenerative medicine products and therapies. (Logo:...
WHEATON, the company that designs and delivers today's most innovative solutions for the laboratory research, diagnostic packaging and specialty pharmaceuticals industries, introduces the KeepIT Freezer Box for biobanking applications. Millville, NJ (PRWEB) May 04, 2011 Researchers now have a faster, surer way to organize and track their highly important cryopreserved samples in a biobank. WHEATON, the company that designs and delivers today's most innovative solutions for the laboratory...
Reflect Scientific, Inc, a provider of diverse products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries renewed its commitment to developing and selling products that are significantly more environmentally friendly than current market offerings. Orem, UT (PRWEB) April 14, 2011 Reflect Scientific Inc (OTC BB: RSCF) is investing internal resources in clean technologies (Cleantech) to address the growing demand for energy conservation and environmental...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) will showcase its portfolio of simple-to-operate food processing solutions designed to help meat processors maximize throughput at the upcoming AMI International Expo in Chicago, Ill., from April 13-16. Air Products' Freshline® LIN-IS (liquid nitrogen injection solution), DM-tunnel freezer, and continuous sauce chiller are among the company's latest equipment solutions designed to help meat processors improve...
