Integrated Thrust Area 3 (ITA3) focuses on translating preservation technologies into functional cryosupply chains that can impact healthcare, food systems, and biodiversity conservation. This thrust identifies and integrates the critical infrastructure, regulatory pathways, and stakeholder networks required to make preservation technologies accessible and reliable at scale.

ITA3 is supported by 7 projects led primarily by researchers at UMN, MGH, TAMU, and UC Berkeley, with additional initiatives in collaboration with ATP-Bio’s Innovation Ecosystem Advisors.

Core Priorities

• Expanding stakeholder networks including end users, patients, and the broader public
• Engaging regulators to facilitate clinical and commercial translation
• Commercializing beachhead products for early deployment
• AI-guided translation of leading technologies to clinical and industrial applications
  
  

Through these efforts, ITA3 ensures that scientific advances move efficiently from the laboratory to real-world systems, enabling scalable and equitable access to preserved biological materials.