What cryogenic tech is an IVF laboratory likely to need in the next five years that it may not have budgeted for yet?
Three cryogenic tech developments are moving from early adopter to mainstream in UK IVF laboratories and are worth including in capital equipment planning over the next five years. The first is automated LN2 level monitoring with remote alarm systems. Many UK clinics still rely on manual LN2 level checks using a dipstick, which creates gaps in monitoring outside working hours. Continuous electronic monitoring with SMS or email alarm output is becoming an HFEA expectation rather than an optional enhancement, and retrofitting it to existing dewars is considerably more expensive than specifying it at initial purchase.
The second is closed automated vitrification devices, which remove operator variability from the loading and cooling step by controlling carrier immersion speed and cooling rate automatically. The third is barcode or RFID-based sample tracking integrated with dewar canister systems, which eliminates the manual inventory management that currently creates audit trail gaps during sample transfers and vessel changes. Cryolab supplies storage vessels and sample organisation systems compatible with monitoring and tracking technology integration. Contact Cryolab to discuss future-ready equipment specification for your facility.
