Episode #48: Don Fish - IVFCRYO

Don Fish is widely considered one of the foremost authorities in cryogenic fertility preservation, storage, distribution, logistical operations, and cryogenic systems design/evaluation.

Don has a long and rich history of experience as an executive in reproductive & stem cell cryo-preservation, cold-chain logistics & solutions, cryogenic facility design, and risk mitigation consulting. That experience spans more than two decades and multiple industries to include IVF Biobanking, Stem Cell Biobanking, Healthcare, Clinical Research, Biotech, and Pharma industries.

Prior to founding IVFCRYO, Don had global oversight in the biorepository of the largest reproductive tissue bank (California Cryobank), the largest egg bank (Donor Egg Bank), and largest stem cell bank (Cord Blood Registry). Don also helped launch the California Cryobank “Life Sciences” brand by extending into the medical device market and overseeing the launch and operations of the Kitazato USA brand of products.

Before his work at California Cryobank, Don helped launch one of the very first NIH biorepositories at Indiana University servicing clinical research studies with companies such as Eli Lilly, Covance, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation.

Don has been a contributor of organizations such as AATB, AAB, AABB, ASRM, and ISBER organizations and has consulted or been a contributor in multiple published best practices and white papers in the IVF, stem cell, and general biorepository fields.

Don is a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as a medic at the largest U.S. training facility in Europe (Hohenfels Training Facility) and then following up his several years of active duty in the Indiana National Guard.'

He is now the CEO and Founder of IVF CRYO located in Fishers, IN who’s primary focus is to help the fertility industry mitigate the risk of specimen loss/damage through best practices. IVF CRYO is a premium cryogenic solutions company that provides gold standard services that are specifically designed to meet the needs of the IVF industry and their patients. IVF CRYO now offers Premium Courier Services for transferring reproductive tissue, Cryogenic Laboratory Moves, Offsite Tissue Storage, Industry Leading Cryogenic Equipment Sales, and Consulting Services throughout the United States.