System and method of preservation, storage and transport of biological materials

A system of preservation, storage and transport of biological materials, the system comprising:

• a support having:
• first and second side walls;
• a front door;
• a plurality of cavities;
• a plurality of compressible insulators, each compressible insulator being disposed in a respective cavity of the plurality of cavities and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall, each compressible insulator comprising a compressible material and being adapted to absorb mechanical stresses caused by expansion of biological materials due to freezing;
• a plurality of heat transfer plates;
• at least one temperature control unit;
• at least one container support disposed in a selected cavity of the plurality of cavities, the at least one container support including an orifice;
• and
• at least one deformable container having at least one inlet tube adapted to fit into the orifice of the at least one container support, wherein the at least one deformable container has an outer surface having a surface area greater than 80% of a total surface area of the plurality of cavities and a length and a width that are sufficient to enable the at least one deformable container to be placed within the support in such a manner that the at least one deformable container is in contact with all of the plurality of heat transfer plates.