General information
BioKryo GmbH
Zinzinger Straße 34
66117 Saarbrücken, Saarland
Germany
Contact person: Yves Patin, Chief Executive Officer BioKryo & Europe Biobankin
Website: https://www.biokryo.com
| Year founded: | 2010
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| Source of foundation: | Spin-off from public institution / NPO |
| Name of foundation source: | Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering |
| No. of employees: |
At this location: 13 |
Corporate description / mission:
BioKryo Germany is part of the Air Liquide Group and their European Biobanking Business Unit. The company stores biological samples for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, as well as backups of cell lines, drug substance and drug product, DNA/RNA samples, ATMPs, etc. Exclusive use of cryovessels or freezers, as well as hosting of clients' equipment, enlarges the possibilities for clients at BioKryo. The company supports clients in transportation organization and maintains, own DryShipper fleet, as well as a transportation cryovessel for high sample volumes.
State of ownership: Subsidiary
Headquarters: HQ: No
Categorization
| Subsector: |
- Laboratory consumables and reagents
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| Customer segments: |
- Hospitals
- Large biotech & big pharma
- Physicians / doctors
- Small biotech
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Summary Products / Services / Technologies
Description of products:
Services:
- Storage of cryopreserved cell collections
- GMP Storage of human cells and tissues according to §20c AMG (German Law of Drugs, manufacturing authorization holder)
- Sample management for clinical trials
- Storage of infectious cells up to biosafety level II (BioStV, GenTG)
- Optimization of preservation protocols
- Back-up of existing biobanks
- Global logistic services
- Consulting and support for design, setup and operation of cryobanks
Collaborations & Clients
Partnering strategy / collaborations:
Secure storage of biological resources for sponsors, biotechs and pharmaceutical companies.
Warehousing activities for central laboratories, transport companies and clinical trial supply providers.
Client portfolio (as relevant):
Air Liquide Biobanking Network,
Fraunhofer IBMT Institute for Biomedical Engineering,
CryoPDP,
University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf,
University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck,
University Clinic Essen
CROs and CDMOs.