--- title: "Future-Ready Sample Management: Designing Cryogenic Storage for Scale | Azenta Life Sciences & CRB" description: Azenta Life Sciences & CRB hosts evening event at RTP image: https://web.azenta.com/hubfs/2022%20Cryo%20Pico%20Launch/Edit%20Cryo%20Arc%20pico%20demo%20erica.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://web.azenta.com/azenta-crb-rtp#main-content) [![Azenta Life Sciences](https://web.azenta.com/hubfs/Azenta%20Logo%20and%20Brand%20Assets/Azenta%20Logo/Azenta_Logo_Hubspot_FullColor.svg "Azenta Life Sciences")](https://www.azenta.com/) English ![RTP Event\_October\_Azenta\_CRB](https://web.azenta.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RTP%20Event_October_Azenta_CRB.png?width=1920&height=500&name=RTP%20Event_October_Azenta_CRB.png "RTP Event_October_Azenta_CRB") **EVENING SYMPOSIUM PRESENTED BY AZENTA LIFE SCIENCES & CRB** # Future-Ready Sample Management: Designing Cryogenic Storage for Scale   How facility design, engineering and automation come together to reduce risk and create capacity for future growth. Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm ET Boardroom, NC Biotechnology Center *Hot topics. Cold storage. Good wine. * As biological sample collections grow in both size and value, cryogenic storage is becoming much more than a freezer decision. It’s an increasingly important part of an organization’s **operational, infrastructure and long-term capacity strategy**. Join **Azenta Life Sciences and CRB** for an evening of expert perspectives, practical conversation and networking as we explore how facility design, engineering and automation can come together to create safer, more efficient and scalable cryogenic storage environments. And because the best conversations don't always happen over a conference-room coffee, we'll have the **wine and charcuterie** covered. ## What You’ll Learn - **Designing for future capacity** – planning storage, workflows and infrastructure with growth in mind. - **Where automation creates value** – improving efficiency, consistency and traceability while reducing manual intervention. - **Protecting samples and people** – reducing unnecessary handling, transient warming events and routine interaction with liquid nitrogen. - **Designing the facility around the workflow** – bringing together space, utilities, safety, infrastructure and storage strategy. - **Making the business case for automation** – considering labor, space, productivity, risk, sample value and the potential cost of future retrofit. ## Who Should Attend? This symposium is for professionals involved in **planning, operating, designing or scaling environments where valuable biological samples are stored**, including those working across: **Biobanking & Sample Management • Laboratory Operations • Cell & Gene Therapy • Biopharma R&D & Manufacturing • Facilities & Engineering • EHS & Quality • Laboratory Automation • Capital Planning & Laboratory Design** Whether you're approaching capacity, planning a new facility, exploring automation or thinking about what your cryogenic storage strategy should look like five or ten years from now, this conversation is for you.   [![Azenta\_Logo\_Primary\_FullColor\_BlackType\_RGB](https://web.azenta.com/hubfs/Current%20Azenta%20Logos/Current%20Azenta%20Logos%20-%20Full%20Color/Azenta_Logo_Primary_FullColor_BlackType_RGB.png)](https://www.azenta.com/) [![Blue CRB logo](https://web.azenta.com/hubfs/Blue%20CRB%20logo.png)](https://www.crbgroup.com/) **SPACE IS LIMITED - SAVE YOUR SPOT** ## Think Beyond the Freezer People, processes, equipment, data and the facility itself all influence how effectively valuable biological samples can be stored, protected, managed and retrieved. By considering cryogenic storage as an interconnected system - from sample handling and automation to space, infrastructure, safety and future capacity - organizations can make better decisions today and avoid tomorrow's operational constraints. ## Why Azenta & CRB? **Azenta Life Sciences** brings expertise in sample management, automation and cryogenic storage. **CRB** brings expertise in life sciences facility design and engineering. Together, we'll look beyond individual equipment decisions to explore how the **sample, workflow, automation and facility** can work as one interconnected system - designed for sample integrity, safety, efficiency and long-term scalability. ![Cryo products for Landing page pcc ](https://web.azenta.com/hubfs/2024-Cryo%20Arc%20Images/Cryo%20products%20for%20Landing%20page%20pcc%20.jpg) ## Secure Your Cryogenic Cold Chain with Purpose-Built Workflow Solutions Cryogenic storage and sample management are critical to maintaining cold chain integrity and protecting cell-based materials across research and therapeutic applications. With Azenta Life Sciences, you gain access to a comprehensive portfolio of cryogenic solutions, from inventory management software and automated thawing to transport and scalable storage, all designed to protect sample integrity and ensure chain of custody across your cold chain. [**CryoArc™ LN2-based**](https://www.azenta.com/automated-sample-storage-systems/automated-cryogenic-storage-systems-190c) product line delivers best-in-class automated storage solutions for a wide range of applications. The systems combine proven sample protection, comprehensive inventory management, and superior user experience.  **[The CryoArc™ Pico](https://www.azenta.com/products/cryoarc-pico-190c-ln2-based-automated-storage-system) **is the latest innovation in our automated cryo-storage portfolio. This compact LN2-based system is enclosed in a vending-machine style design that fits elegantly into any space from lab to clinic. Azenta's portfolio also includes **[High-Efficiency Cryo Freezers](https://www.azenta.com/cryogenic-freezers-carriers/high-efficiency-cryogenic-freezers) **to our LN2 vapor storage lineup. And the [**CryoPod® Carrier **](https://www.azenta.com/cryogenic-freezers-carriers/cryopods-filling-stations)supports temperature-controlled movement of materials below -150°C.  [**FreezerPro**®](https://www.azenta.com/products/freezerpro-inventory-management) enhances sample tracking and inventory control, and the [**Barkey® plasmatherm**](https://barkey-us.com/us/product/barkey-plasmatherm/24) supports controlled, reproducible thawing. Together, these solutions enable end-to-end cold chain protection, from storage and management to transport and thawing. Let's Reach New Heights Together