BioLife Solutions, Inc.

04/09/2026

You don’t want to miss the next ScaleReady G-Rex Grant Tour Stop in San Diego on Thursday, April 16!

This event is being held at the beautiful Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla with ocean views. 🌊

The G-Rex Grant Tour events support the Emily Whitehead Foundation and highlight new advancements in cell and gene therapy manufacturing. The San Diego event includes a fireside chat, business roundtable, a start-up session, innovations in ex vivo CGT, and the most inspiring presentation – a patient story. 🧬

Amy Ma and Bill Yang will be onsite at the BioLife table, so make sure to stop by. We can help you with any biopreservation or cell processing challenges you may be experiencing.

👉 Find out more and register:
https://www.scaleready.com/concepts/g-rex-grant-tour-san-diego-ca/

04/08/2026

Optimizing NK-cell cryopreservation is critical to preserving post-thaw recovery and functional potency.

The scientists at BioLife Solutions have supported NK-cell cryopreservation workflows with CryoStor® biopreservation media for years. As the field continues to advance, BioLife remains at the forefront, exploring additional approaches designed to further enhance post-thaw recovery and function.

🔎 In a new Cell & Gene Therapy Insights Spotlight article, Dr. Jason Acker of Panthera CryoSolutions, now part of BioLife Solutions, reviews emerging strategies for NK-cell cryopreservation, including cytokine-based conditioning, ice recrystallization inhibitors, automated manufacturing workflows, and AI-guided optimization.

Read the article: https://www.insights.bio/cell-and-gene-therapy-insights/journal/article/3742/the-cryosensitivity-of-nk-cells-overcoming-postthaw-decline

What approaches are you seeing make the biggest difference in NK-cell recovery and function post-thaw? Let us know in the comments. 👇

04/07/2026

ISCT wrapped up a successful Spring Lab Bootcamp Training for Biomanufacturing at Stanford University last week.

Participants were able to initiate, maintain, scale up, and cryopreserve adherent and suspension cells using aseptic techniques under GMP guidelines. While doing so, individuals were also able to test out various reagents and cell processing tools, such as our ThawSTAR® Vial Thawing System.

Supporting the cell and gene therapy community through education, hand-on learning opportunities, sharing knowledge and innovations, is one of the many ways the BioLife team strives to move the industry forward. Bravo to the next generation of CGT scientists!

If you missed this training and are interested in future opportunities, the same training will be held in the fall at Georgia Tech from September 14-18, 2026.

Find out more: https://www.isctglobal.org/workforce-development/hands-on-laboratory-bootcamp-for-cell-therapy-biomanufacturing

03/26/2026

🗨️ Do you have a technical or scientific question related to biopreservation or cell processing?

🗨️ Or maybe you’re looking for specific data, product details, and regulatory guidance?

The BioLife scientific team is here to advise and share their expertise. Reach out via the “Ask the Scientists” form on our website.

This is a free service we offer to all current and prospective customers!

🗣️ Ask the Scientists here: https://www.biolifesolutions.com/cell-processing/biopreservation-media/ask-the-scientists/

03/25/2026

INTERPHEX 2026 is coming up in less than one month in NYC from April 21-23. 🗽

If you’re in pharmaceutical manufacturing or the biotech space and work in engineering, process development, procurement, or business development, then this is an ideal technical conference to attend.

Discover market trends and intelligence, check out different bioprocessing equipment and innovations, and make new connections. 📈⚙️

BioLife will be exhibiting at stand 1956. This year we’re thrilled to have two of our engineering experts and our Senior Product Manager, Vicky Tran, at our stand to help you navigate automated fluid management systems and closed-system containers.

🔴 Watch this short video to get an idea of what Interphex is like:
https://youtu.be/YlZdOAhFa6A?si=nmAUKnEPldpyS-ga

🔴 Register as our guest for a free Exhibit Hall Badge: https://interphex26.nvytes.co/interphexinvite2026/INT26CIP229.html

INTERPHEX | April 21-23, 2026 | Javits Center | NYC

03/24/2026

Why should you consider a different biologic storage container besides traditional cryobags?

Developers tell us about their challenging experiences with cryobags such as fractures, breakage, difficulty to inspect, challenges to stack and store, the complexity of fill & finish, and more.

We know it’s not easy to change, but we see your struggles and want to help with a cryogenic storage container that is specifically built for advanced therapies – the CellSeal® CryoCase.

Let us show you “the case for CryoCase” in the slideshow below:
https://www.biolifesolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BioLifeSolutions_Cryobag_vs_CryoCase_Carousel_020626.pdf

Learn more and request test samples: https://www.biolifesolutions.com/handling/cellseal-cryocase/

03/19/2026

We’re thrilled to have Sean Werner, our Chief Technology Officer, be a founding member and on the Governing Board of Pluristyx, Inc.’s new Organoid COMMONS group. 👏

Establishing global standards for iPSC-derived organoids will allow for faster therapeutic development and regulatory approval of non-animal research models.

➡️ Find out more in the press release: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/organoid-commons-announces-formation-governing-113700290.html

03/18/2026

🚨 FREE CGT SEMINARS 🚨

If you are cell-based therapeutic researcher or developer based in the Palo Alto, South San Francisco, or San Jose, CA area, you’re invited to a series of complimentary ISCT Lunch & Learn seminars at Stanford University's Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine starting next week, March 23-27.

These seminars will include insightful discussions on cell and gene therapy manufacturing advancements, networking, lunch, and beverages. They are part of the spring ISCT Lab Bootcamp Training and are open to the local scientific community. 🧬

Sean Werner, our Chief Technology Officer, will kick off the first Lunch & Learn event on Monday, March 23 at 11:45am. Sean will discuss how your research workflow decisions can affect scale-up and manufacturing outcomes in clinical and commercial settings. 📈

🔜 Register now: https://www.isctglobal.org/workforce-development/stanford-cell-therapy-bootcamp-registration

03/17/2026

Join us at the third G-Rex Grant Tour stop in San Francisco on March 27.

If you haven’t heard of this year-long, 12-city tour produced by ScaleReady and in support of the Emily Whitehead Foundation, then you’re missing out!

This tour is bringing together cell and gene therapy experts to share advances and innovations in the field. You will also hear inspiring stories from patients who experienced living with cancer or a rare disease and their treatment journey. 💡🩵

San Francisco Highlights:

🔷 Keynote remarks from Marci McCue, the first person to receive CAR-T therapy in an FDA-approved clinical trial to treat Multiple sclerosis (MS).

🔷 An innovative Business Roundtable discussion.

🔷 A session on CAR-T cell therapy for children with rare cancers.

🚨 Bonus: Free, secure, and ample parking, which is rare in the city.

Last, don’t forget to come by the BioLife table to meet Amy Ma and Sandy Jones. They can help you optimize your biopreservation and cell processing workflows. 🎯

👉 Register soon: https://www.scaleready.com/concepts/g-rex-grant-tour-san-francisco-ca/

03/12/2026

Cell and gene therapies demand precision at every step, including material storage and handling.
As therapies move from clinical development to commercial manufacturing, they must reduce performance risk and enable consistent, scalable processes.

In a new short video, we compare traditional cryobags to the CellSeal® CryoCase, our rigid cryogenic storage container. 🆚

The video explores how evolving cryogenic container design may help reduce variability and improve robustness across the cold chain.🛡️

Watch now: https://youtu.be/K6qVf1XfEjQ?si=h0yeBoT8POjn6oAi

🔎 Need more information on the “case for CryoCase”? Visit this web page:
https://www.biolifesolutions.com/handling/cellseal-cryocase/

03/11/2026

Proud to see Aby J. Mathew, PhD, representing BioLife Solutions today at BioProcess International US West with two important sessions: "Biopreservation Best Practices for Cell-Based Products" and as a panelist at "Preparing for Commercialization of Advanced Therapies".

From biopreservation strategy to commercialization readiness, these are the conversations helping shape the future of advanced therapies. 🧪 ❄️

03/11/2026

Join us at Stanford University's Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine on Monday, March 23, for a special Lunch & Learn hosted alongside the upcoming ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) Cell Therapy Lab Bootcamp.

🔬 Our Chief Technology Officer, Sean Werner, is giving a presentation on how and why decisions made in the research phase determine clinical reality and outcomes. Sean will elaborate on what you should be thinking about in the research phase to make commercial manufacturing and scaling up easier, consistent, and more reliable.

🧪 Are you or your team interested in hands-on cell therapy manufacturing process training in a GMP-compliant lab environment? There is a September session at GA Tech in Atlanta.

Learn more in the video below and here: https://www.isctglobal.org/workforce-development/hands-on-laboratory-bootcamp-for-cell-therapy-biomanufacturing

Video: https://youtu.be/5wsteu4IrdU?si=uAnLogKmSEmTRLQN