KrioRus
KrioRus is a Russian cryonics company that preserves human and animal bodies, heads, brains, and biological materials in liquid nitrogen.
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Overview
KrioRus is a Russian cryonics company founded in 2005 as a project of the Russian Transhumanist Movement NGO. It presents cryonics as a long-term preservation service intended to maintain human or animal remains until future technologies might permit repair and revival. The company makes clear that the technology required to revive cryopreserved people does not currently exist and that its agreements do not guarantee a successful restoration. The company emerged from a group of nine people who wanted to undergo cryopreservation with their relatives. Several founders had earlier experience with preservation projects. Igor Artyukhov, for example, advised a 2003 effort to preserve the brain of a deceased biotechnologist. KrioRus’s first client was Lydia Fedorenko in 2005. At that point the company had not yet built a dedicated cryogenic facility, so her brain was temporarily stored in solid carbon dioxide by her relatives. KrioRus constructed its first storage facility in Alabushevo in Moscow Oblast in 2006 and opened a second facility in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in 2012. It has described itself as the first cryonics company in Russia and the first European cryonics company to operate its own cryogenic storage. The company has also discussed additional storage and research infrastructure, including a proposed facility near Tver, while research-and-development activity has been associated with facilities in Moscow and Voronezh. Its services include whole-body preservation, neuro-preservation involving the head or brain, animal preservation, and storage of DNA and personal archives. Personal archives are intended to preserve information that could help identify or reconstruct a client’s identity in a distant future. Agreements are framed as participation in a scientific experiment, with customers accepting the technological and legal risks. The stated preservation period can extend to 100 years, but the company does not undertake a legal obligation to revive clients. By August 2019, KrioRus reported that it had 70 human patients in care—36 whole bodies and 34 heads—as well as numerous animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and a chinchilla. It also reported nearly 200 Russian citizens with cryopreservation agreements. These figures are historical and should not be treated as current totals. KrioRus has marketed its services through medical-technology, funeral-industry, and related exhibitions in Russia and abroad. It received a gold medal for innovation at the 2013 Necropolis exhibition and participated in later Necropolis events, Necropolis-Siberia, TanExpo, and the Health Industry-2012 exhibition. Its business operates in a comparatively lightly regulated area of Russian law, and its published pricing was lower than that of some United States competitors. A 2018 price list cited by reference material placed whole-body preservation at 36,000 US dollars, head or brain preservation at 15,000 US dollars for Russian clients, and 18,000 US dollars for foreign clients; these are historical figures and lack a current financial context. Cryonics remains scientifically disputed. Yevgeny Alexandrov, who chaired a Russian Academy of Sciences commission on pseudoscience, criticized the underlying premise, arguing that there was no scientific basis for reviving cryopreserved people. KrioRus nevertheless describes its work as dependent on future advances in cryobiology, nanotechnology, medicine, and related fields rather than as a presently available method of life extension.
History
KrioRus was established in 2005 by the Russian Transhumanist Movement NGO and nine people who wished to be cryopreserved with their relatives. The initiative grew out of Russian transhumanist interest in life extension, cryobiology, and the possibility that future medical technologies could repair damage caused by death and low-temperature preservation. Some participants had prior involvement in preservation projects. Igor Artyukhov had served as an adviser to a 2003 project involving preservation of the brain of a deceased biotechnologist. The company’s first client, Lydia Fedorenko, entered preservation in 2005. Because KrioRus did not yet have its own cryogenic storage facility, her relatives initially kept her brain in solid carbon dioxide. The company’s first dedicated storage site was built in 2006 at Alabushevo in Solnechnogorsky District, Moscow Oblast. A second facility opened in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in 2012. This infrastructure allowed KrioRus to distinguish itself from organizations that relied on external or shared storage; the company has described itself as the first European cryonics provider with its own cryogenic storage. During the mid-2010s, KrioRus expanded its public profile through exhibitions connected with medical technology, funeral services, and the death-care industry. It attended the Health Industry-2012 exhibition, the Necropolis exhibitions in 2013 through 2016, Necropolis-Siberia in 2016, and TanExpo in 2016. At the 2013 Necropolis exhibition it received a gold medal for innovation. The company also attracted international attention because it accepted clients and inquiries from countries including the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, and Australia. KrioRus’s operating model combines preservation, storage, and research-oriented services. It accepts whole bodies as well as heads or brains, and it stores animals, DNA samples, and other biological material. It has also offered personal archive storage, intended to preserve information that might assist future identification or restoration of a client’s identity. The company has described research-and-development work in Moscow and Voronezh and collaboration with Russian advanced-research organizations and other cryonics companies on reversible deep-freezing of organs. Plans reported in the mid-2010s included an additional storage and research site near Tver. The legal structure of its client agreements is significant. Contracts are described as participation in a scientific experiment rather than as a medical treatment or a promise of resurrection. Clients accept the possibility of failure and acknowledge that no technology capable of reviving cryopreserved humans currently exists. The agreements may cover preservation for as long as 100 years, but KrioRus does not assume a legal obligation to achieve revival. The company has operated in a relatively new and lightly regulated part of Russian law, and reference material states that its scientific-institution status meant its activities were not subject to ordinary certification requirements. By August 2019, KrioRus stated that it had 70 humans under care: 36 whole bodies and 34 heads. It also reported the preservation of ten dogs, 17 cats, four birds, and a chinchilla, in addition to human and animal DNA samples. Nearly 200 Russian citizens were said to have signed cryopreservation agreements. These figures reflect a historical company report and do not establish its present capacity or patient count. The service has faced strong scientific criticism. Yevgeny Alexandrov, associated with a Russian Academy of Sciences commission on pseudoscience, argued that cryonics lacked a scientific basis and rested on speculation. KrioRus’s own description is more qualified: it presents preservation as a wager on future advances, not as an existing route to immortality. Its public identity therefore sits between a specialist storage business, a transhumanist project, and a controversial long-term experiment.
- 2019
Historical patient and animal-care figures reported
[1]The company reported 70 humans and multiple animals in cryogenic care as of August 15, 2019.
- 2016
International exhibition activity and expansion plans
[1]The company participated in Necropolis-Siberia and TanExpo and reported plans for additional storage and research infrastructure near Tver.
- 2013
Innovation award at Necropolis
[1]KrioRus received a gold medal for innovation at the Necropolis exhibition.
- 2012
Second storage facility launched
[1]A second cryogenic storage facility began operating in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast.
- 2009
Valeria Udalova becomes chief executive
[1]Valeria Udalova is identified as KrioRus’s chief executive from 2009 onward in the reference material.
- 2006
First dedicated storage facility opens
[1]KrioRus constructed its first cryogenic storage facility in Alabushevo, Moscow Oblast.
- 2005
KrioRus founded
[1]The Russian Transhumanist Movement NGO and a group of nine participants established KrioRus as a cryonics project.
- 2005
First client preserved
[1]Lydia Fedorenko became the company’s first client; her brain was initially stored in solid carbon dioxide because KrioRus had not yet built its own facility.
- 2003
Early brain-preservation advisory work
[1]Igor Artyukhov was reported to have advised a project concerning preservation of the brain of a deceased biotechnologist, preceding the creation of KrioRus.
Products and positioning
A Russian cryonics and preservation-services provider positioned around long-term storage and the possibility of future technological revival, while acknowledging that revival technology does not currently exist and is not guaranteed.
Cryonics service · 2005
Whole-body cryopreservation
KrioRus preserves complete human bodies at cryogenic temperatures using liquid nitrogen. The service is intended as long-term storage pending possible future technologies that could repair and revive the preserved person. The company does not guarantee revival and structures its agreement around participation in a scientific experiment.
Cryonics service · 2005
Head or brain cryopreservation
KrioRus offers neuro-preservation involving a client's head or brain rather than the entire body. This option is based on the idea that future medicine might reconstruct or replace bodily functions while recovering information preserved in neural tissue. The company acknowledges that such revival technology does not currently exist and accepts no legal obligation to accomplish it.
Animal preservation service
Animal cryopreservation
The company stores cryopreserved animals and has reported dogs, cats, birds, and a chinchilla among its historical patients. Animal preservation follows the same broad model as human cryonics: storage is maintained in liquid nitrogen in the hope that future science may make restoration possible, without a present-day revival guarantee.
Biological storage
DNA and biological sample storage
KrioRus stores human and animal DNA samples and other biological materials. These services extend the company's preservation model beyond whole organisms and neural tissue, potentially retaining biological information for future identification, research, or technological reconstruction.
Identity and archive preservation
Personal archive safekeeping
KrioRus has offered storage of personal archives intended to support future identification and reconstruction of a client's identity. The service reflects the company's broader view that preserving documents and personal information may be useful if distant-future technologies ever permit recovery of cryopreserved individuals.
Marketing campaigns
- 2016Necropolis-Siberia and TanExpo participation
Russia · Italy
KrioRus participated in Necropolis-Siberia and TanExpo in 2016, extending its exhibition activity across Russian and international industry events.
Outcome. No specific commercial outcome is reported.
- 2015Necropolis exhibition participation
Russia
The company continued its presence at Necropolis in 2015, exposing cryonics services to an audience connected with funeral services and memorial practices.
Outcome. No specific commercial outcome is reported.
- 2014Necropolis exhibition participation
Russia
KrioRus participated in the 2014 Necropolis exhibition as part of its continuing outreach to the funeral and death-care sector.
Outcome. No specific commercial outcome is reported.
- 2013Necropolis exhibition program
Russia
KrioRus used the Necropolis funeral-industry exhibition to promote its preservation services and innovation claims.
Outcome. The company received a gold medal for innovation at the 2013 exhibition.
- 2012Health Industry-2012 participation
Russia
KrioRus participated in the Health Industry-2012 exhibition, presenting its cryonics and preservation activities in a medical-technology setting.
Outcome. The reference material records participation but does not provide measurable commercial results.
Brand decisions
2018
Publish differentiated preservation pricingOtherBackground
KrioRus operated in a relatively lightly regulated market and sought to offer lower prices than some United States competitors.
Action taken
A historical price list set whole-body preservation at 36,000 US dollars, and head or brain preservation at 15,000 US dollars for Russian clients and 18,000 US dollars for foreign clients.
Aftermath
These prices are historical and do not establish current charges or revenue.
Published cryopreservation fee. $36,000 for whole-body preservation; $15,000 for head or brain preservation for Russian clients; $18,000 for foreign clients (2018)
2016
Plan further storage and research infrastructureStrategyBackground
KrioRus reported plans to expand beyond its existing facilities and develop research capability related to freezing and thawing technologies.
Action taken
The company planned another cryogenic facility near Tver and associated research infrastructure.
Aftermath
The reference material does not confirm whether the proposed Tver facility was completed.
2012
Expand cryogenic storage capacityStrategyBackground
Growth in preservation activity created a need for additional dedicated storage capacity.
Action taken
KrioRus launched a second facility in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast.
Aftermath
The company strengthened its claim to operate independent European cryogenic storage, although later capacity figures are historical and not independently confirmed here.
2006
Build proprietary cryogenic storageStrategyBackground
KrioRus initially lacked its own storage, forcing the first client’s brain to be kept in solid carbon dioxide. A dedicated facility was needed to support the company’s long-term preservation model.
Action taken
The company built a cryogenic storage facility at Alabushevo in Moscow Oblast.
Aftermath
KrioRus became a cryonics provider with its own storage infrastructure and later opened a second facility in 2012.
Recent events
- 2019
KrioRus reports 70 human patients in cryogenic care[1]
Other
As of August 15, 2019, the company reportedly had 70 human patients in storage, along with preserved animals and biological samples.
- 2018
KrioRus historical price list for cryopreservation services[1]
Pricing
Reference material reported historical prices of 36,000 US dollars for whole-body preservation and 15,000 to 18,000 US dollars for head or brain preservation, depending on client nationality.
- 2016
KrioRus reports international clients and expanded preservation operations[1]
Other
Reporting discussed KrioRus’s international client base, storage facilities, and plans for further cryonics research and infrastructure.
- 2015
Media coverage examines KrioRus and the cryonics industry[2]
Other
Financial Times coverage described KrioRus in the context of international cryonics and its preservation practices.
- 2013
KrioRus receives innovation medal at Necropolis exhibition[1]
Other
KrioRus was reported to have received a gold medal for innovation at the 2013 Necropolis exhibition.
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