The leading provider of isochoric preservation devices, analysis, and expertise.
Our Services
Isochoric Preservation Devices
We custom-design, manufacture, and bench test isochoric chambers for all manner of isochoric biopreservation applications, from supercooled storage of human tissue and organs to storage of sensitive food products and beyond. We also build chambers for fundamental low-temperature kinetic and thermodynamic research, and are always looking for new research collaborations. Low-temperature thermodynamic characterization
We specialize in low-temperature thermodynamic characterization of aqueous solutions. We can generate high-accuracy temperature-pressure and temperature-concentration phase equilibrium data, nucleation kinetics and supercooling data, and a variety of other thermodynamic information using our suite of proprietary low-temperature research technologies. Cryopreservation and Cold Storage Consulting
Our team has extensive experience in cryopreservation and cold storage solutions for medical, research, and agricultural / food applications. We can assist your company in the development of cutting-edge preservation protocols, novel cryopreservation tools and technologies, and thermodynamic modeling and analysis. Give us a call!Our Team
Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, PhD
Co-founder, CEO
Matt holds graduate degrees in the thermal sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and UC Berkeley, serves as a professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in the fields of cryopreservation, food cold storage, and thermodynamics. He is a leading expert on isochoric freezing techniques, holds multiple patents in the field, and harbors an abiding passion for using novel thermodynamics in service of humanity. 
Dr. Boris Rubinsky, PhD
Co-founder, Senior Advisor
Dr. Boris Rubinsky is a prolific researcher, inventor, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a global authority on matters of cryopreservation and biothermodynamics. He holds more than 70 patents in the thermal and biomedical sciences, has founded over 15 companies based upon scientific discoveries made in his laboratory, and has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications. 
Dr. Gideon Ukpai, PhD
Lead Scientist
Gideon Ukpai holds graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and performed his doctoral studies on innovative 3D cryoprinting techniques for tissue engineering applications. He has published peer-reviewed studies on 3D cryoprinting, 3D cryolithography, directional solidification processes, isochoric freezing, etc, and holds several patents in related fields. Gideon specializes in numerical modeling of low-temperature thermal processes. 
Allen Miller
Director of Engineering
Allen Miller honed his engineering fundamentals at Tesla, bringing innovative battery and charging designs from concept to market. His design process draws from first principles to realize groundbreaking new products that have been sold and deployed around the world. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Mechanical Engineering. When Allen is not designing novel new cryopreservation devices, he moonlights as a budding jazz pianist. 
Dr. Tony Consiglio, PhD
Director of Research
Tony holds degrees from Virginia Tech, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and UC Berkeley, and has published on topics ranging from nanoscale heat transfer to next generation molten salt nuclear reactors. He is a widely recognized expert on supercooled biopreservation techniques, and leads many of BioChoric’s core R&D efforts. When not in the lab, Tony can be found either biking up mountains or skiing down them.
Enric Guenther
Operations Manager
Enric Guenther holds degrees in physics and information science, and served as a two-year research scholar at UC Berkeley. He has numerous publications in the field of novel cancer treatment technologies, in which he also lead a startup from fundamental research to exit. When not at his computer, Enric can be found attempting to climb steep rock walls. Guided by his lifelong mission to be a good human being, he is now leveraging his significant startup expertise to translate transformative isochoric technologies from lab to industry. 
Dr. Michael Stehling, MD PhD
Senior Medical Advisor
Michael Stehling, MD, PhD, is a renowned radiologist, physicist, and entrepreneur whose career spans decades of innovation. He has successfully taken numerous technologies from the laboratory to medical practice, including Echo Planar Imaging, a MRI technology developed under the mentorship of Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield. His entrepreneurial achievements include founding several clinics and funding companies developing cutting-edge stem cell technologies and pulsed electric field treatments for prostate cancer. Still a world-leading authority in the latter, Prof. Stehling now embarks on his most ambitious project yet - harnessing isochoric cooling technologies to reshape healthcare globally.
José Villarejo Ramos
Biotechnology Systems Architect
José holds a degree in biochemistry and biotechnology from the university of Seville and Málaga. He has obtained several graduate degrees and research experience from various countries like France, Austria, the USA and Germany, where he started to develop an interest in the engineering side of biology and how this could help to solve medical problems. When he is not at the lab or building devices, he likes to enjoy the sunny days outside or a good cup of warm coffee on the rainy ones. 
Brooke Chang
Director of Vitrification
Brooke holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from UC Berkeley in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. Her research experience has focused largely on probing solution behavior under isochoric conditions. Brooke is passionate about sustainability initiatives and leads BioChoric’s research efforts towards achieving vitrification for cryopreservation with the hopes of contributing to ecosystem conservation efforts. When she is not in the lab, Brooke enjoys crafting and traveling the world.
Hakon Birgisson, PhD, MBA
Director of Business Development Food - Europe
Hakon holds a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of Lund, Sweden, and an Executive MBA from the University of Reykjavik. His experience, which has primarily been in the biotech industry, includes protein research, clinical trials, investment banking, merger & acquisitions, product management and business development. Hakon is focusing on new food applications for the isochoric technology and market development in various food areas. Outside work, Hakon enjoys
swimming and other sports, and spending time with his family.
Valerie McGraw, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Food Science
Valerie holds a PhD in Chemistry from UC Berkeley and performed her doctoral work on quantum phenomena in two-dimensional materials. Preferring to work in three dimensions, she now collaborates with researchers at the USDA to study isochoric preservation of sensitive agricultural products in hopes of translating isochoric technologies to the food industry. Outside of the lab, she enjoys playing the saxophone in a local concert band and playing fetch with her cat.