LUMC Places large order for several MVE1841 and MVE1536 vessels The Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (University Medical Centre) has placed a large order for dry gas phase storage vessels with Cryo Solutions BV. The order comprises of a combination of large vessels of the MVE1841 wide neck type and also the high efficiency MVE1536 HE Eterne series. In this way they found just the right combination between the highest possible storage capacity per square meter footprint, the lowest Nitrogen consumption and quick and easy access to their racks. The MVE1841 is equipped with our watertight storage frame with partitions (one per rack) and the MVE1536 has an internal turntable. Both types of vessel are of course equipped with the new CryoFill with gas bypass and defog functions. WOTS 2014 30 September - 3 October Jaarbeurs Utrecht Visit us at stand 8C066 LaboramaLux 2014 Thursday 16 oktober Alvisse Parc Hotel Visit us at stand #12 Refurbish your existing storage vessels with CryoFill With the new automatic filling unit - CryoFill - from Cryo Solutions you can upgrade and modernise your existing biological storage vessels to the latest technology standards. Cryo Solutions themselves upgrade all the demo and 2nd hand equipment like this, so we can offer a full one year warranty. Also we ensure that the equipment we rent out is up to the highest possible technical quality level. With this modernisation to CryoFill it is also possible to connect your vessel to an alarm and monitoring system, such as XiltriX or Planer s ReAssure, and with this upgrade you can read remotely and in real time the status of your vessel. For example if there is an alarm at night or over the weekend you don t need to automatically go to your facility location to check but you can first determine the urgency for a visit from the comfort of your home. UCB Buys Planer CRF560 + CS100SK UCB Pharma in Belgium have had such good experiences with Cryo Solutions in the past that they have decided to purchase a Planer controlled rate freezer type 560.10 with a 100L liquid Nitrogen pressure tank (type CS100SK). The set up of this equipment will be done with an installation IQ and operation OQ quality check and of course annual maintenance and a 24H back-up is provided. 1
Cryobank for VU medisch Centrum Amsterdam In the past the IVF centre of the VUMC University Medical Centre has bought several of the special dry gas phase straw storage MVE816 2T vessels from Cryo Solutions. Now, the idea was to modify their cryobank and to improve the way they were working with liquid nitrogen - and for that reason the contacted us. The modification consists of several items: first they purchased two 400L liquid Nitrogen pressure tanks - which can be filled from the outside via a filling box mounted on the wall. Both 400L tanks are connected to a switchover device, so when tank 1 is empty it automatically switches to tank 2. This whole is connected to vacuum insulated piping to which the MVE816 vessels are connected for their N2 supply. The cryobank is also equipped with a degas system, a manual discharge via a deadman s button, O2 detection and semi-automatic filling of the pressure tanks for their Planer 360 controlled rate freezers. Cryo Solutions at the Labtechnology 2014 exhibition This year s Labtechnology exhibition in the Netherlands was once again a great success for Cryo Solutions. The exhibition took place in the Jaarbeurs exhibition complex in Utrecht and during the exhibition we presented the new IVF storage vessel, the MVE816, and the new CryoFill controller. We worked together with the company s Salm & Kipp, Gilson and Het IJscafé from from Boxtel MVE1839 for Sanquin Amsterdam As an addition to all the vessels they purchased over the past years, the stem cell laboratory at Sanquin bought a new MVE wide neck biological storage vessel with the Cryo Solutions dry gas phase inventory storage system. This inventory system consists of a watertight frame with partitions for the racks which enables quick and easy access to the racks with blood bags when retrieving them. Mark Schilder owner of HET IJSCAFE in action. www.hetijscafeboxtel.nl 2
WUR project ASG and moving samples MVE1536 Sanquin Leiden and moving samples Cryo Solutions has been chosen by Wageningen University to build a new cryogenic installation for their Animal Sciences Group. This department is moving from Lelystad to Wageningen and therefore needed a complete new cryobank. As a result of all their good work done in the past it was an easy choice for the WUR to award the project to Cryo Solutions BV; additionally Cryo Solutions can do the whole project turnkey for them. The project has the following components: vacuum insulated piping VIP with degas system, refurbishment of existing vessels to the CryoFill automatic filling system; the shipment of the samples under controlled conditions for Lelystad to Wageningen This turnkey project done by Cryo Solutions BV is another example of one stop shopping The Sanquin blood bank in Leiden chose the MVE1536 High efficiency as their next cryo vessel as they are so satisfied with the low liquid Nitrogen consumption. Compared to others, the large capacity and small footprint means that they really like working with this type of vessel. In conjunction with this delivery, Cryo Solutions BV helped with moving a large quantity of samples from another location to Leiden. This had to done under controlled conditions into the MVE1536. Yet another fine example of One stop Shopping where Cryo Solutions show how they can assist the client in the best possible way. Participation ESHRE 2014 Cryo Solutions participated in the latest of the ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) shows, this year in Munich. This was in cooperation with another Dutch company IKS International and Mortek AS from Norway. We showed an MVE816 2T with CryoFill and the connection to the XiltriX alarm monitoring system of IKS - and were overwhelmed by the positive response. Mortek AS is our partner for the cryogenic world in Scandinavia. The participation worked out so well that most we will definitely be present at the next ESHRE in 2015, so we will see you in Lisbon! Visit our website for all our products and services: 3
One stop shopping for HagaZiekenhuizen Cryo Solutions is already a supplier of large quantities of liquid nitrogen (every week) at the HagaZiekenhuizen in the Hague. Besides this, Cryo Solutions also supplies HagaZiekenhuizen with cryogenic equipment, annual maintenance and 24-hour-back-up service. MVE Cryopreservation Products With our Cryo Medic service we deliver small drops of liquid nitrogen on the department floor itself. At the main building but also at the other hospital facilities we deliver nitrogen tanks in the seize of 3 to 10 litres with the necessary safety equipment such as cryogenic gloves and O2 detection. The tanks are equipped with our discharge device for filling the CryoPro nitrogen spray units for dermatology use, so that the end user can quickly and easily fill them but also safely. Cryo Solutions is main supplier of the CryoPro nitrogen spray unit and is also equipped to maintain these units. Besides a reasonable price, we have quick service- and delivery times. The end user, most of the time the dermatology department, doesn t have to worry about the availability of liquid nitrogen every day of the week. We take care of that. Another fine example of one stop shopping One stop Shopping for Applied Biosystems International Applied Biosystems Int. part of Life Technologies has chosen an all in package with Cryo Solutions. They have opted for the Cryo Solutions one stop shopping concept in order to be able to focus entirely on their own core business and also to have the right partner for dealing with their cryogenics. Cryo Solutions have installed an MVE815 with CryoFill connected to a Eurocyl 230/4 pressure tank, safety equipment such as O2 detection, and will take care of the annual maintenance; they will also supply the liquid Nitrogen provide a technical and safety training for the staff of Applied Biosystems. 4
Product info CryoFill automatic filling unit The CryoFill controls and monitors the liquid nitrogen level within a cryogenic storage vessel. One of the unique features of the CryoFill is that it has multiple measurement techniques, so it can be combined with almost every storage vessel on the market. Cryogenic storage vessel CryoFill Liquid nitrogen source In the world of cryogenic controllers and filling units there are two industry standards for measuring the liquid nitrogen level: the simple four point level sensor or the pressure differential measurement. They each have advantages and disadvantages. Cryo Solutions has developed a new automatic filling controller for biological storage vessels that can operate with either of these standards. The status, settings, events and alarms of the controller are displayed on a TFT touchscreen display and are very easy to read. The alarm is displayed in a different color on the TFT display, for easy recognition; an audible alarm can also sound. The user interface of the controller is very userfriendly and information is easily accessible and readable. Normal operation: Pressure-Differential measurement: Four-Point NTC measurement: Pressure differential sensor Example of an alarm: Ex. High High Low Ex. Low + Precise level indication + Very simple, basic level indication Want to know more about the Cryofill filling unit? Please feel free to contact us. You can reach us by phone (+31)73 620 54 50 or via email at info@cryosolutions.nl
Product info CryoFill with XiltriX connection The latest feature of the CryoFill is the ability to connect to the IKS XiltriX remote alarm and monitoring system. This allows the user to remotely monitor the CryoFill from his/her computer via the XiltriX console. For example if there is an alarm, the user can check the status of the unit remotely and determine whether immediate action is needed or not! The following parameters can be monitored: 1 The liquid nitrogen level in mm 2 The liquid nitrogen level in % (0-25-50-75-100) 3 Temperature sensor A 4 Temperature Sensor B 5 Fill status 6 Alarm status 7 Lid status * 8 Power failure ** * This only applies to vessels fitted with a lid switch ** This only applies to units fitted with a battery backup, which will be released in the near future. CryoFill and connection to ReAssure The new ReAssure monitoring solution from Planer, offers users simplicity combined with sophistication. Scalable from one up to a thousand sensors - ReAssure offers users intuitive access to real time monitoring data through a variety of desktop and mobile devices. With the tendency to consolidate stored materials into larger cryogenic vessels, the CryoFill controller not only coordinates filling of vessels, but also provide monitoring data. Data that can be monitored with ReAssure: Temperature LN2 Level LN2 Usage Alarm Status Plus much more Such information can be easily incorporated as part of a ReAssure monitoring system via CryoFill. Additionally, ReAssure can be used with an independent temperature probe to meet today s regulations requiring independent monitoring. ReAssure can also set acceptable alarm conditions. If the reading falls outside these, alarms come via SMS / phone (landline & GSM) or as visual and audible alarms. Remote access allows log in online via a web browser (secure user name and password) - with different access levels for each user. False alarms can be avoided by adding delays before sending certain types of alarms and by ignoring certain aspects of alarms such as communication errors. Interpreting alarms on a screen is easy with green/red status indicators.