CryoDAO
CryoDAO's objective is to contribute to cryopreservation research projects that have a high potential to increase the quality and capabilities of cryopreservation.
Cryopreservation is an advanced medical procedure that uses extremely low sub-zero temperatures to induce biological pause without freezing.
80%
Estimated size of the global cryopreservation market in 2023, projected to grow significantly over the next decade
800,000
Deaths preventable yearly with organ transplants
10%
Worldwide need for organ transplantation is being met
Project
The ability to replace organs and tissues on demand could save or improve millions of lives each year globally and create public health benefits on par with curing cancer. Unmet needs for organ and tissue preservation place enormous logistical limitations on transplantation, regenerative medicine, drug discovery, and a variety of rapidly advancing areas spanning biomedicine.
A growing coalition of researchers, clinicians, advocacy organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders has assembled to address the unmet need for preservation advances, outlining remaining challenges and identifying areas of underinvestment and untapped opportunities.
Meanwhile, recent discoveries provide proofs of principle for breakthroughs in a family of research areas surrounding biopreservation. These developments indicate that a new paradigm, integrating multiple existing preservation approaches and new technologies that have flourished in the past 10 years, could transform preservation research.
Capitalizing on these opportunities will require engagement across many research areas and stakeholder groups. A coordinated effort is needed to expedite preservation advances that can transform several areas of medicine and medical science.
The ability to replace organs and tissues on demand could save or improve millions of lives each year globally and create public health benefits on par with curing cancer. Unmet needs for organ and tissue preservation place enormous logistical limitations on transplantation, regenerative medicine, drug discovery, and a variety of rapidly advancing areas spanning biomedicine.
A growing coalition of researchers, clinicians, advocacy organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders has assembled to address the unmet need for preservation advances, outlining remaining challenges and identifying areas of underinvestment and untapped opportunities.
Meanwhile, recent discoveries provide proofs of principle for breakthroughs in a family of research areas surrounding biopreservation. These developments indicate that a new paradigm, integrating multiple existing preservation approaches and new technologies that have flourished in the past 10 years, could transform preservation research.
Capitalizing on these opportunities will require engagement across many research areas and stakeholder groups. A coordinated effort is needed to expedite preservation advances that can transform several areas of medicine and medical science.
The Spring Of Cryobiology: One Enabling Technology That Will Help Build The New Industry Of The Future
https://forbes.com/sites/alexzhavoronkov/2022/09/22/the-spring-of-cryobiology-one-enabling-technology-that-will-help-build-the-new-industry-of-the-future?sh=1bd039b07699
Why Cryonics Makes Sense
https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/cryonics.html
Winter is coming: the future of cryopreservation
https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-021-00976-8
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