KrioRus facts for kids
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Native name
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КриоРус
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| Limited liability partnership | |
| Industry | Cryonics Cryopreservation |
| Founded | 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Founder | Danila Medvedev Valerya Udalova |
| Headquarters | Beskudnikovskiy Blvd., bld. 24/1, apartment 210, , |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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| Revenue | ₽8,000,000 (2013) |
| Members | 11 |
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Number of employees
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0 (2017) |
KrioRus is the first company in Russia to offer cryonics services. Cryonics is the science of preserving bodies at very low temperatures. The company was started in 2005 by a group called the Russian Transhumanist Movement.
KrioRus offers to preserve the bodies or just the heads of its clients in liquid nitrogen. The hope is that future technology might one day make it possible to revive them. However, the company makes it clear that this is an experiment and success is not guaranteed. It is the only cryonics company in Europe that has its own storage facility.
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The Story of KrioRus
KrioRus was founded in 2005 by nine people. They wanted to use cryonics for themselves and their families. They hoped to be revived in the future when science had advanced enough. One of the founders, Igor Artyukhov, had already helped with a project to preserve a scientist's brain in 2003.
The company's first client was a woman named Lydia Fedorenko. At the time, KrioRus didn't have its own special storage building. Her family had to store her brain using solid carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice.
By the mid-2010s, KrioRus had clients from many countries. These included the United States, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, and Australia.
Building the Storage Facilities
In 2006, KrioRus built its first cryostorage facility in Alabushevo, near Moscow. A second, larger facility was opened in 2012 in another area near Moscow. By 2016, the company was making plans to build another storage center near the city of Tver. This new center was also planned to have a research and development lab.
Who is in Cryopreservation?
By 2019, KrioRus was caring for 70 human patients. This included 36 full bodies and 34 heads. The company also preserves pets. In storage were 10 dogs, 17 cats, 4 birds, and a chinchilla. DNA samples from people and animals are also kept.
KrioRus is one of the largest cryonics companies in the world. It is a major competitor to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in the United States.
What Does KrioRus Do?
The main service KrioRus offers is cryopreservation. This means preserving human bodies, brains, or pets in liquid nitrogen. The company is honest that the technology to "wake up" or revive cryopreserved patients does not exist yet.
The success of cryonics depends on future scientific breakthroughs. KrioRus also offers to store personal items and digital files for its clients. The idea is that these archives could help restore a person's memories and identity in the future.
Because KrioRus is based in Russia, where there are fewer rules for this new field, its services cost less than those of companies in the United States. The company also hopes to work in countries like Switzerland, where certain laws might make the cryopreservation process simpler.
Scientific Research
KrioRus has research labs in Moscow and Voronezh. Scientists there work on improving the methods for preserving and one day reviving bodies. They team up with other science groups, like the Russian Foundation for Advanced Studies, to study how to safely preserve organs.
Legal Information
When someone signs up with KrioRus, the contract is for a scientific experiment. This means clients must understand and accept the risks. The contract does not promise that revival will be possible. It does promise to care for the preserved body for up to 100 years. Because KrioRus is considered a scientific organization, its work does not need special government certificates.
How Much Does It Cost?
In 2018, the prices for KrioRus's services were:
- Full-body preservation: $36,000
- Head or brain preservation: $15,000 for Russian citizens and $18,000 for people from other countries.
These prices included the entire preservation procedure and the long-term storage.
See also
In Spanish: KrioRus para niños
- Alcor Life Extension Foundation
- American Cryonics Society
- Cryonics Institute
- Shandong Yinfeng Life Science Research Institute
