Cryogenic Supply Chain Risk Management During Storage and Transportation of Reproductive Material, New Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

Earlier this year, two fertility clinics experienced liquid nitrogen tank failures and thousands of eggs and embryos were compromised. These two catastrophic incidents highlight the risks associated with the storage and transportation of human reproductive materials including sperm, eggs and embryos.

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Cryoport has gathered reputable reproductive medicine industry experts to discuss risk management safeguards and regulatory concerns for the storage and transportation of human reproductive materials. The webinar will have a panel discussion format and will allow audience members to get their questions answered by the expert speakers. The virtual discussion provides these leading-industry experts with the opportunity to share their specific perspectives and ideas on these imperative issues.

This live webinar on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 11 a.m. EDT (4 p.m. BST/UK), will dive into regulatory risk concerns for the storage and transportation of frozen reproductive material, best practices for minimizing these risks and cutting-edge informatics to support risk migration.

Included in the discussion will be current equipment qualification, validation and monitoring techniques (human and informatics), equipment and systems redundancy, escalation processes related to deviation notifications, SOPs as well as legal safeguards, current and future regulatory considerations and insurance considerations.

Panelists:

  • Erica J. Behnke, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratories, at the Institute for Reproductive Health
  • Don Fish, Biorepository Operations Director, California Cryobank
  • Kimball O. Pomeroy, Ph.D., HCLD, Scientific Director, The World Egg Bank
  • Mark W. Sawicki, Ph.D., Chief Commercial Officer, Cryoport
  • Mitchel C. Schiewe, MS, Ph.D., HCLD, Lab Director, Ovation Fertility

Moderator:

  • Shannon Curiel, Director of Sales, Reproductive Medicine, Cryoport

For more information or to register for this event, visit Cryogenic Supply Chain Risk Management During Storage and Transportation of Reproductive Material

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Contact:

Nima Rajan​
Tel: +1 (416) 977-6555 ext 352
​Email: [email protected]

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