What IVFCRYO does

IVFCRYO is a privately held cryogenic services company headquartered in Fishers, Indiana, that specializes in the storage, shipping, and handling of reproductive tissue (embryos, oocytes/eggs, and sperm/semen) for the IVF fertility industry. Founded in 2018 by Don Fish and Ed Fish, the company serves IVF fertility clinics, clinic networks, and cryobanks across the United States and internationally with a portfolio that spans specimen shipping, tissue storage, equipment distribution, lab relocation, equipment maintenance, and cryogenic consulting. The company's core technology platform centers on the proprietary IVFCRYO-One cryogenic storage unit, which integrates PharmaWatch AI-powered third-party monitoring as a standard feature for redundant alarm call-outs, and on validated shipping containers (IVFCRYO-One, IC-Bio, and MVE brands) equipped with real-time temperature and GPS tracking.

IVFCRYO monetizes through six distinct revenue streams: transaction-based specimen shipping (using dedicated medical couriers), hardware sales of cryogenic storage and shipping equipment, managed storage services in partnership with clinics, professional cryogenic consulting, equipment maintenance contracts, and specialized lab move services. The go-to-market motion is enterprise-direct B2B field sales targeting IVF clinics and cryobanks, supplemented by content marketing (blog, news, press releases) to establish industry authority. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with promotional campaigns such as a 20% new-client discount during National Infertility Awareness Week 2020. The company cites 40+ years of combined industry experience and over one million reproductive tissue specimens shipped without a single failure under its dedicated medical courier model as primary differentiators versus common-carrier logistics providers.

The company maintains HIPAA compliance where applicable, holds no disclosed patents or trademarks, and operates with a small team (1-10 employees). Strategic activity since 2020 includes a service line expansion into shipping and storage, the 2023 launch of the AI-monitored IVFCRYO-One product via a partnership with PharmaWatch, and a 2024 partnership with Havencryo to support Alabama clinics following the state's Supreme Court embryo personhood ruling. No institutional funding rounds, acquisitions, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

IVFCRYO

Legal name

IVFCRYO, LLC

Website

https://ivfcryo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IVFCRYO is a privately held cryogenic services firm that provides embryo, egg, and sperm storage, shipping, equipment, and consulting for IVF fertility clinics and cryobanks across the U.S. and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IVF Cryogenic Logistics & Storage

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Sample Preparation, Storage & Cryogenics (Freezers, Cryovials, Cryostats) (HLAGAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sample Logistics, Biorepository & IVD Kit Management (Trial Support) (HLAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Cryogenic shipping services
• IVF cryo storage
• Reproductive tissue logistics
• Cryobank consulting
• Embryo transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fishers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Specimen Shipping Services: Cryogenic shipping of reproductive tissue (embryos, oocytes/eggs, sperm/semen) domestically and internationally using medical couriers with real-time tracking. Revenue generated per shipment based on distance, urgency, and container size.
2. Cryogenic Equipment Sales and Distribution: Sale and distribution of cryogenic storage tanks and shipping containers (IVFCRYO-One, IC-Bio, MVE brands), monitoring systems, and accessories to IVF facilities.
3. Tissue Storage Services: Storage, inventory management, distribution, and logistics management of Semen, Embryo, and Oocyte specimens in partnership with IVF clinics and networks.
4. Cryogenic Consulting: Advisory services to help IVF clinics mitigate risk of specimen loss, tank failure, cryo-accident, and legal liability. Includes facility evaluations, cryobank design, and cryogenic facility design.
5. Equipment Maintenance: Expert maintenance services to keep cryogenic equipment operating at peak performance throughout its lifetime at client facilities.
6. Lab Moves: Specialized services for relocating IVF lab equipment and cryogenic storage tanks to new locations, including transfer of precious specimens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IVFCRYO provides specialized cryogenic shipping, storage, equipment distribution, maintenance, lab relocation, and consulting services for IVF fertility clinics handling embryos, eggs/oocytes, and sperm/semen. Its flagship hardware product is the IVFCRYO-One cryogenic storage unit with integrated PharmaWatch AI monitoring, and its flagship service is the IVFCRYO-Ship portfolio (Small, Medium, Large, and XL containers delivered by dedicated medical couriers with live GPS and temperature tracking). All offerings are focused on mitigating specimen-loss risk for fertility clinics and reproductive tissue banks.

Product overview

IVFCRYO is a premium cryo-services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the IVF fertility industry. The core offering includes the IVFCRYO-One storage unit (featuring integrated PharmaWatch AI monitoring), the IVFCRYO-Ship Service with four container sizes (Small, Medium, Large, XL) for shipping reproductive tissue, and supporting services including Lab Moves, Storage, Consulting, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Distribution. The company emphasizes an 'EVERYTHING-CRYO' approach with over 40 years of experience and over one million specimens shipped, focusing on mitigating specimen loss risk through specialized containers, real-time monitoring, and dedicated medical couriers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IVFCRYO-Ship Cryogenic Shipping Service Tiered cryogenic shipping service for reproductive tissue (embryos, eggs/oocytes, sperm/semen) using dedicated medical couriers with live GPS and temperature tracking, available in Small, Medium, Large, and XL container sizes, with Next Flight Out and human-escort options for high-risk or international shipments.
• IVFCRYO-One Cryogenic Storage Unit Proprietary cryogenic storage unit for the IVF industry with integrated PharmaWatch AI-powered monitoring as a standard feature for redundant third-party alarm call-outs to mitigate risk of specimen loss.
• IVF Tissue Storage Services Storage, inventory management, distribution, and overall logistics management of semen, embryo, and oocyte specimens in partnership with IVF clinics and networks, including accommodating shipments to IVFCRYO's local storage facilities.
• Cryogenic Consulting Services Cryogenic consulting services to help IVF businesses mitigate risk of specimen loss, tank failure, cryo-accident, and legal liability, including onsite facility evaluations, cryobank design, and best-practice development.
• Lab Moves Service Specialized solutions for relocating IVF lab equipment and cryogenic storage tanks to new locations, including safe handling of embryos, sperm, and oocytes during the move.
• Equipment Maintenance Service Expert maintenance to keep cryogenic equipment and monitoring systems at client facilities operating at peak performance throughout their lifetime.
• Cryogenic Equipment Distribution Distribution of cryogenic equipment and accessories — including IVFCRYO-One, IC-Bio, and MVE storage and shipping products — for IVF facilities ranging from small labs to large fertility networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million reproductive tissue specimens safely shipped without failure
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PharmaWatchcoreTechnology or IntegrationIVFCRYO partnered with PharmaWatch to integrate their AI-powered third-party monitoring technology into the IVFCRYO-One storage unit. This provides redundant call-out alarms and continuous monitoring for cryogenic storage, described as the only such integrated system in the IVF market. The monitoring is provided free of charge with the IVFCRYO-One unit. CEO Don Fish stated the partnership makes sperm, eggs, and embryos safer.
• HavencryominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVFCRYO partnered with Havencryo to support Alabama IVF patients and clinics, particularly in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryo personhood. The partnership was aimed at continuing to serve patients facing limited IVF access in Alabama.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ReproTech: ReproTech is a long-standing fertility-focused cryobank providing long-term storage of reproductive tissue (sperm, embryos, oocytes) with nationwide shipping services. It directly competes with IVFCRYO on storage and shipping for IVF clinics and patients, with a stronger footprint in long-term storage.
• Cryoport Systems: Cryoport is a direct peer providing temperature-controlled cryogenic shipping and logistics for life sciences, including reproductive medicine. It serves biopharma, animal health, and human IVF markets with dedicated courier networks and real-time monitoring, closely mirroring IVFCRYO's shipping and monitoring model at significantly larger scale.
• BioLife Solutions: BioLife Solutions provides cryopreservation media, storage products, and cold-chain logistics for cell and gene therapy and reproductive medicine. It overlaps with IVFCRYO on the cryogenic storage and biopreservation side, serving overlapping fertility and biorepository customers with a more media-focused product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Vitrolife: Vitrolife is a global IVF media, consumables, and equipment provider serving fertility clinics worldwide. As a broad incumbent, it does not directly compete in cryo-shipping, but it supplies the same IVF clinic customer base and overlaps with IVFCRYO on cryopreservation media and lab consumables.
• Chart Industries (MVE): Chart Industries, owner of the MVE cryogenic storage brand, is the upstream manufacturer of the cryogenic tanks and shippers that IVFCRYO distributes. As the broad incumbent in cryogenic equipment, Chart/MVE competes indirectly with IVFCRYO's hardware distribution and supplies the very products IVFCRYO resells to clinics.
• FedEx Custom Critical: FedEx Custom Critical is a healthcare cold-chain and dedicated courier service competing indirectly with IVFCRYO's medical courier model. As a broad incumbent with extensive network density, it represents the kind of scaled logistics alternative that could pressure IVFCRYO's pricing if it invests more heavily in IVF-aware protocols.

Others

• Hamilton Thorne: Hamilton Thorne supplies IVF lab equipment, clinical devices, and reproductive technology consumables. While its core focus is ART lab instrumentation rather than cryo-shipping or storage, it addresses the same IVF clinic customer base and represents an adjacent player in the IVF supply ecosystem.
• PharmaWatch: PharmaWatch is IVFCRYO's technology partner, providing the AI-powered monitoring technology integrated into the IVFCRYO-One storage unit. It is included as a peer because it is an enabling technology provider for IVF cryo-monitoring, adjacent to but not directly competitive with IVFCRYO's service lines.
• Calibre Scientific: Calibre Scientific is a life science distributor and manufacturer serving biorepository, diagnostics, and research customers with cryopreservation and cold-chain products. It is an adjacent supplier/distributor peer that serves overlapping life science storage markets without directly competing in IVF-focused shipping.

Regional players

• Cryolab: Cryolab is a regional reproductive tissue storage and cryobank operator focused on long-term storage of embryos, eggs, and sperm. It competes with IVFCRYO on storage and limited shipping, primarily serving specific regional markets in the U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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