The Paper Majority
Most clinics still track specimens in binders, spreadsheets, or homegrown databases. Compliance is manual. Audits are painful. Finding a specific specimen means walking to the tank room and looking.
Cryogenic specimen management
Chain-of-custody management: from order through transfer to storage.
OpenCryo replaces paper logs, spreadsheets, and duct-taped EMR modules with a purpose-built platform for tracking specimens from intake through retrieval. Full chain of custody. Predictive maintenance. Branded client portals. Works with your existing equipment.
01 TANK
02 CANISTER
03 CANE
04 GOBLET
05 VIAL
The problem
Most Cryo Tracking Is Broken
The Locked-In Few
Some clinics have adopted proprietary systems that tie specimen data to a single vendor's hardware. Switching costs are enormous. The vendor controls the roadmap, the pricing, and your data.
The Multi-Provider Reality
Patients store specimens at one facility, ship through a logistics provider, and receive treatment at another. No closed system handles this well because no single vendor controls the full chain.
The platform
One Platform for the Entire Specimen Lifecycle
Track Everything
Model your actual storage hierarchy: locations, rooms, tanks, canisters, canes, goblets, vials. Every specimen has an exact location, a complete custody timeline, and an immutable audit trail. When an inspector asks where specimen #4,712 is, your staff answers in seconds.
Chain of Custody detailsProve Compliance
IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols with dual-signature enforcement. LN2 consumption tracking with trend analysis and predictive refill scheduling. Destruction protocols with qualified performer and reviewer roles. Every action documented, every document retrievable.
Validation & Maintenance detailsServe Clients Professionally
Give your clients a branded intake portal on your own domain. Digital agreement signing, online payment, passwordless authentication. Confirmations come from your email address. Your brand, your workflow, zero paper.
Client Portal detailsThe comparison
How OpenCryo Compares
| Feature | OpenCryo | Proprietary HW | EMR Modules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware required | None. Works with your existing tanks and dewars. | Proprietary robotic units ($100K+) | None, but the module wasn't built for cryo |
| Storage model | Configurable hierarchy matching your actual equipment | Vendor's container hierarchy | Flat list or simple location field |
| Chain of custody | Full audit trail of every movement and decision | Excellent (robotic) | Not tracked |
| Maintenance tracking | LN2 consumption intelligence with anomaly detection | Vendor-managed | Not available |
| Equipment validation | IQ/OQ/PQ protocols with dual-signature enforcement | Vendor-managed | Not available |
| Client intake | Branded portal on your domain with payment processing | Vendor portal | Not available |
| Multi-org operations | Built for multi-org from day one | Single organization | Single organization |
| Data ownership | Your data, exportable, portable, never locked in | Locked in vendor system | In your EMR (but not exportable as cryo data) |
| Switching cost | Export and go at any time | Catastrophic | High (EMR dependency) |
The team
Built by Operators, Not Just Engineers
OpenCryo was built inside a working cryogenic storage facility. Every feature exists because a real operational need demanded it: the maintenance intelligence system exists because operators need to catch declining tank performance before it became a specimen loss event. The validation protocol builder exists because paper-based IQ/OQ/PQ records in filing cabinets is inefficient and risky.
The result is a platform that understands the difference between a canister and a cane, that knows why dual-signature enforcement matters for destruction protocols, and that treats LN2 consumption data as a first-class safety signal rather than an afterthought.
250+
API endpoints
45+
Admin screens
873+
Automated tests
39
Permissions across 8 domains
33
Built-in help articles
Who it's for
Designed for Every Specimen Operation
Fertility Clinics
Chain of custody for embryos, oocytes, and sperm with consent tracking and billing.
Cord Blood Banks
Inventory management at scale with full audit capability.
Stem Cell Facilities
Research specimen tracking with configurable metadata.
Tissue Storage
Flexible specimen type support with complete audit trail.
Logistics Providers
Multi-org order routing and transport coordination.
Storage Providers
White-label portals for offering branded specimen management to your clients.
Ready to See It in Action?
Book a 15-minute demo. We'll show you the container hierarchy, the consumption dashboard, and the client portal builder using real workflows.
Book a DemoThe facts
Chain-of-custody management for cryogenic specimens.
No adjectives. Here is exactly what OpenCryo is and does.
What it is
A platform for tracking cryogenically stored biological specimens from intake to retrieval.
Chain of custody
Every specimen has an exact location and a complete, immutable custody timeline.
Storage model
Models your real hierarchy: tanks, canisters, canes, goblets, vials.
Maintenance
Tracks LN2 consumption and flags declining tank performance before specimen loss.
Compliance
IQ/OQ/PQ validation with dual-signature enforcement and retrievable records.
Client portals
Branded intake portals on your own domain, with digital agreements and payment.
Hardware
Works with your existing equipment. No proprietary hardware required.
Data
Your data is yours. No vendor lock-in.
Who it's for
Fertility clinics, cord blood banks, stem cell and tissue facilities, logistics and storage providers.
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