Automatic devices configured to perform a cryoprocedure on at least one biological sample carried by one or more carriers

An automatic device configured to perform a cryoprocedure on at least one biological sample carried by a carrier, the device comprising:

• a carrier holder configured to hold the carrier containing at least one biological sample;
• a carrier driver operably connected to the carrier holder to move the carrier holder from a first position to a second position;
• and
• a container holder configured to hold a first container and a second container;
• wherein the carrier holder moves from the first position wherein the at least one biological sample contained in the carrier is out of contact with a liquid in the first container to a second position wherein the at least one biological sample contained in the carrier is in contact with the liquid in the first container.

An automated method to perform a cryoprocedure on at least one biological sample, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) submerging the at least one biological sample contained in a carrier into a first container;
• b) removing the at least one biological sample from the first container;
• c) aligning the carrier containing the at least one biological sample with a second container;
• and
• d) submerging the at least one biological sample contained in the carrier into a second container.
• wherein steps a-d are performed by an automated device.