Thawing device for thawing a medium, and a method for thawing a medium

A thawing device for thawing a substrate in a frozen aggregate state, the substrate being contained in a container, the thawing device comprising:

• a receiving unit for arranging the container containing the substrate, the receiving unit having a heating device for providing thermal energy required for thawing the substrate;
• a first movement device configured to transmit a first movement to the receiving unit and the container received therein together with the substrate, wherein the first movement is a movement executed essentially in a horizontal plane;
• and
• a second movement device configured to transmit a second movement to the receiving unit and the container received therein together with the substrate, wherein the second movement is a fulling movement,
• wherein the second movement device comprises at least one second movement unit configured to exert a vertical lifting movement on the receiving unit, wherein, when the vertical lifting movement is exerted, a partial deformation of the receiving unit is produced, the partial deformation having an extent corresponding to a thawed portion of the substrate.