September 2023

Latest news from Planer

Discontinuation of KRYO360 3.3L

After careful consideration and continuous efforts to enhance our range of controlled rate freezers, Planer has decided to discontinue the KRYO360 3.3-Litre model. The KRYO360 3.3L has been a valuable product in our portfolio, and we appreciate your support and loyalty to this model. However, due to supply chain issues for components, the KRYO360 3.3L will no longer be available.

We are excited to introduce the next-generation freezer, the larger capacity KRYO570ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology), which offers enhanced performance, increased efficiency, and a range of new features designed to provide you and your customers with a superior experience. We are confident the upgrade will deliver even greater value to your customers and their operations.

We understand transitioning to a new product may require some adjustments, and we are committed to providing you with the necessary support during this process. Our dedicated team is available to assist you with any concerns you may have.

We want to express our gratitude for your continued partnership with Planer. We value your business and look forward to helping you with the KRYO570ART and our other high-quality products.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Planer representative.

SLTB 2023

Next week we are attending the 59th Meeting of the Society for Low Temperature Biology, in the beautiful city of Vigo, Spain. Phil Crow from the Planer team will be attending and is looking forward to showcasing our new KRYO370 and KRYO570 at the event.

If you're attending, don't miss our 'Planer Spotlight' session where Kevin Flynn from CaseBioscience will be presenting 'Novel Formulations for the Optimization of Cryopreservation in Stem Cell Therapy Workflows'.

ASPIRE 2023

This month Adrian and Phil from the Planer team flew out to Adelaide, Australia for the 12th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2023).

it was great to be exhibiting alongside the Hamilton Thorne Group and the team were kept busy for the duration of the congress, with discussions and interest in all our services and products.

We look forward to ASPIRE next year which will be taking place in Manila, Philippines on 23-26th May 2024.

LastPass Update

Back in March we let you know of a hack of the LastPass service used by many to record existing and create new passwords, in a centralised store. Recent articles in the IT Security press have now identified that the central password databases for some user have now been opened and crypto-currency (such as BitCoin and Ethereum) stolen.

If you are a user of LastPass, the strong recommendations of security experts are :

Change the passwords of accounts stored in the repository.
If second-factor QR codes or secret keys were stored, these should be changed.
If secret keys to crypto-currency accounts were stored then create a new wallet and transfer the funds.

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