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“When Will It Be Technologically Possible To Restore A Person Now In Cryonic Suspension?”
Human opinion differs. So the Cryonics Society thought it might be interesting to see what Artificial Intelligence has to say about it. We canvassed a few of the leading LLM’s for their opinions, and here are the responses:
ChatGPT:
“If current trends in neuroscience, nanomedicine, and AI continue without major disruption, it may become technologically possible to restore a person now in cryonic suspension sometime between 2100 and 2150. This would require the ability to fully repair or reconstruct brain tissue at the cellular or molecular level, restore memories and identity, and either regenerate or simulate a functioning body.”
Gemini:
“In my speculative opinion, based on the current pace of scientific advancement, particularly in nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, and artificial intelligence, it’s plausible that initial, limited successes in reanimating cryopreserved biological structures could emerge within 50-100 years. “
Grok3:
“Estimating the earliest date for technologically restoring a person in cryonic suspension is highly speculative, but some optimistic projections suggest it could be feasible by the late 21st century, potentially around 2070-2100.”
Deepseek:
“The most plausible estimate for revival is between 2060 and 2100, assuming continued scientific progress.”
Claude:
“My best estimate is that successful revival of currently cryopreserved humans will require 75-150 years, assuming continued exponential progress in nanotechnology, AI-assisted medicine, and cellular repair mechanisms. The critical breakthrough will likely be molecular-scale repair robots capable of fixing ice damage throughout the body, combined with advanced brain mapping and neural reconstruction techniques.”
Perplexity.ai:
“Some cryobiologists suggest that the first cryonic revival might be possible around the year 2040, primarily hinging on breakthroughs in nanotechnology that could repair cellular and tissue damage.”
Microsoft Copilot:
“If I had to make a bold speculation, I’d say sometime in the late 21st century to early 22nd century—possibly between 2080 and 2150.”
Consensus opinion? It looks to Artificial Intelligence as though cryonics will be here in roughly 35 to 75 years, and possibly as early as fifteen years from now.
Will you?
European Cryo Provider Tomorrow.Bio Gets €5 Million In Funding
Berlin-based Tomorrow.Bio, a company specializing in human cryopreservation, has secured €5 million in seed funding to boost new growth. The investment round was led jointly by early-stage venture investment group Blast.Club and Truventuro, the family office of entrepreneur Nils Regge.
According to Tomorrow.Bio co-founder and CEO Dr. Emil Kendziorra, the funding will help the firm expand its operational footprint, particularly into the U.S. market, while intensifying research aimed at refining preservation techniques. “We’ve aligned with forward-thinking investors who understand our long-term vision—not only to broaden our geographical reach, but also to push the boundaries of cryopreservation science,” said Kendziorra.
Tomorrow.Bio was established in 2020 by Kendziorra, a medical doctor and former oncology researcher, and tech entrepreneur Fernando Azevedo Pinheiro. Both founders previously launched and exited successful technology ventures before shifting focus to the cryonics, life extension, and longevity space. Frustrated with the pace of progress in cancer treatment, Kendziorra chose instead to explore radical life-extension strategies.
The startup’s clients are preserved in Switzerland at facilities operated by the European Biostasis Foundation (EBF), with which Tomorrow.Bio collaborates closely.
To date, 20 humans and 10 pets have been cryopreserved under the company’s protocols, with over 800 others registered. Total contract commitments now exceed €160 million. Patients are ultimately preserved in tall, vacuum-insulated steel containers at the EBF facility in Rafz, Switzerland.
The company plans to establish additional standby units in Europe and at least three U.S. states—New York, California, and Florida. If realized, this would make Tomorrow.Bio the first global cryonics firm to offer near-immediate response capabilities in multiple international locations.
Nils Regge praised the company’s ambitious mission: “This is the kind of bold, transformative project that could fundamentally change our understanding of mortality and longevity—and deliver enormous value in the process.”
Anthony Bourbon, CEO of Blast.Club, called Tomorrow.Bio a technological trailblazer. “The company is well-equipped to tackle the challenges of cryonics and scale its impact. The clarity and realism of Emil and Fernando’s vision could redefine what we consider possible in the field of life sciences.”
Time Runs Out: Australian Mother Turns To Crowdfunding To Cryopreserve Her Child
“Time is running out for Clare McCann to cryogenically preserve her son who died by suicide last week,” announced a heatbreaking headline of a news story at News.Com.Au by Cydonee Mardon dated May 30, 2025.
“The devastated mother desperately trying to keep the lifeless body of her 13-year-old boy preserved so he can “come back to life” and see the world is not such a “cruel, horrible place” – and people really do love him.
“With just 48 hours left to raise $300,000 for cryopreservation, McCann is acutely aware she might miss the crucial time window, and the thought of what to do next is debilitating…. her only child Atreyu had died by suicide on Friday after several months of relentless bullying at high school.
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“If my son’s in cryo, I’m going into cryo. Do you think I’m just gonna let him wake up by himself to his misery? No. And even if I don’t make it, I’ve got friends who’ve said they’ll commit and they’ll do it.
“I want him to wake up and see the world can be more kind, and he can get the proper help he needs in a mental health care facility. He can have a second chance.”
Founder of Southern Cryonics Peter Tsolakides told news.com.au time was fast running out for McCann but he was doing everything possible to help.
“We have already lost valuable time so the conditions are not optimal for success for Clare’s boy, but no one ever knows, we will help her in whatever way we can. All the members here feel so sorry for what she’s gone through,” Mr Tsolakides said.
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As to all too often the case, last minute attempts to fund cryopreservation did not succeed, and donations sent to GoFundMe are now directed to providing a memorial.
If, as a result of this story, those thinking of providing a cryonics option for themselves and their loved ones take quicker action to ensure safe coverage in their own cases, perhaps the unfortunate passing of Atreyu will not have been in vain.
First International Cryonics Conference in Israel
On April 3, 2025, Israel hosted its inaugural international cryonics conference. The event featured presentations from leaders of cryonics institutions worldwide, marking a milestone in global collaboration for life extension and biostasis research.
Cryonics Institute Introduces Whole-Body Field Cryoprotection
The Cryonics Institute, in partnership with Suspended Animation, Inc., has announced the availability of whole-body Field Cryoprotection (FCP) for its members. This procedure involves replacing a patient’s blood with a cryoprotectant at their location, reducing cellular damage by eliminating the need for cold transport to the cryonics facility.
A promotional discount is available for CI members until May 21, 2025.
Learn more at the Suspended Animation Inc services page at the Cryonics Institute web site.
Tomorrow Bio Expands Cryopreservation Services Including Pet Cryopreservation for United States residents
Berlin-based Tomorrow Bio has expanded its cryopreservation services to the United States, and now offers services in New York, California, and Florida.
This April, the company also launched pet cryopreservation services in the U.S., offering pet owners a new way to preserve their animals after death.
Read about the new developments at the Tomorrow Bio blog online.
Cryogenics Society of Europe Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
April marked the 10th anniversary of the Cryogenics Society of Europe (CSE), established in 2015 to foster collaboration among European cryogenics professionals.
The society will commemorate this milestone with the European Cryogenic Days & Cryogenic Heat and Mass Transfer Workshop, scheduled for October 27–30, 2025, at the University of Twente.
‘Uniting 23 Countries For Cryogenics Progress’: the 18th IIR Conference
The 18th International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) Conference on Cryogenics took place from April 7–11 in Prague, Czech Republic, bringing together 138 participants from 23 countries. Key topics included:
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Cryopreservation of cells, tissues, and organs, with a focus on vitrification techniques.
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Cryogenics in particle physics, superconductivity, and quantum technologies.
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Hydrogen liquefaction and storage for clean energy systems.
CI President Plans Cryopreservation for Entire Family
Dennis Kowalski, president of the Cryonics Institute, has invested over £110,000 to arrange for the cryopreservation of himself and his family upon their deaths. He views this as a “lottery ticket to immortality,” aiming to give his family a chance at life extension through future scientific advancements.
The Cryonics Institute currently houses over 264 preserved bodies, including humans and animals, in liquid nitrogen vats.
Read about it in The Sun‘s UK Edition.
Alcor CEO James Arrowwood Presents To Arizona Legislature
James Arrowwood of Alcor recently presented to the Arizona House Science & Technology Committee, generating enough interest from committee members to schedule a follow-up visit to Alcor facilities for a tour and to talki directly with Alcor science and engineering teams.
The Law of Cryonics: A Legal Philosophical and Financial Analysis
This 2025 article in the journal Medical Law Review examines The Law of Cryonics: A Legal Philosophical and Financial Analysis (Abingdon: Routledge, 2024) in which Pierre de Gioia Carabellese and Camilla Della Giustina delve into the legal and financial complexities surrounding cryonics. They analyze the challenges of defining legal death, the implications for estate planning, and the necessity for regulatory frameworks to govern cryonics practices, underscoring the need for clear legal guidelines to address the unique issues posed by cryonic preservation.
https://academic.oup.com/medlaw/article-abstract/33/1/fwaf008/8020898
Brain Preservation and Cryonics Through the Lens of Moral Psychology
Published in Neuroethics in January 2025, this paper by Alexander German and Max Tretter examines the psychological and moral factors influencing public attitudes toward cryonics. The authors propose that intuitive moral aversions, such as feelings of disgust or concerns about purity, may hinder acceptance of cryonics. They suggest reframing cryonics using metaphors like “Schrödinger’s chrono-cat” to mitigate these aversions and foster more constructive public discourse.
Seth McFarlane On Cryonics
Author, Actor and Drector Seth McFarlance talks with Larry King about why he chose to sign up for cryonics,
Ben Best Update
At 6:15 PM, March 12, 2025, as he was pulling into the driveway of his house after dropping my car off at a KIA shop for routine maintenance, longtime cryonics activist and former Cryonics Institute President Ben Best noticed that the dash monitor indicated there was a problem. As he got out of his car, smoke billowed out from under the hood, and the car burst into flames.
A neighbor called the fire department, and neither Ben nor anyone else was injured. The vehicle, however, was completely destroyed. Nonetheless it was a close call, and a timely warning for all those interested in life extension. Life is precarious, and ensuring that one”s cryonics coverage is up to date is well worth doing. All those involved in cryonics, and many beyond, unite in gratitude at Ben’s good health and wish him well.
US Billionaires Bet On Cryonics
“As of now, 5,500 individuals have planned for cryogenic preservation, and 500 bodies are currently in storage”
“In the quest for eternal life, US billionaires are turning to cryonics, the science of freezing bodies with the hope of future revival.
“This radical approach aims to preserve their bodies and wealth, ensuring that when they return to life, their fortunes remain intact, reported Bloomberg. The trend has spurred lawyers to create ‘revival trusts’, a novel legal framework designed to manage and protect the wealth of the cryogenically preserved.”
Read more (or listen to an audio version of the Business Standard article) at:
The Imagery of Cryonics
One of the most important things about cryonics support and acceptance is how people think about it. But what does AI think about it? As we now, AI rests on the concept of Large Language Models (LLMs), and LLMs search through vast databases (including the internet) and feed back the largest, most general and common responses. With that in mind, the Cryonics Society thought it would be an interesting experiment to have ChatGPT create several images of cryonics and how it thinks the public percieves it. Pretty well, apparently. Below are some of ChatGPT’s visual replies.
Of course, some products of artificial intelligence are still more artificial than intelligent…
BBC 2025: Overcoming Death for the Price of a Sports Car?
“A German cryonics start-up is offering a chance at a second life for the cost of a sports car. Is cryogenics within reach, or still an empty promise?
“The ambulance parked up by a green in central Berlin is small, almost toy-like; a thick orange stripe across its sides, a tangle of wires looping from the ceiling.
“It is one of three retrofitted and operated by Tomorrow.Bio, Europe’s first cryonics lab, whose mission is to freeze patients after death, and one day bring them back to life, all for a cost of $200,000 (£165,000).”
Read the January 15, 2025 article online at:
Cryogenics and Revival Trusts – Really?
George F. Bearup, J.D., Senior Legal Trust Advisor at Greenleaf Trust, an expert in estate, fiduciary, and tax law, with over 42 years of practical experience as an estate planning attorney, discusses the uses, complexities and promise of Revival Trusts in providing long-term asset protection for cryonics patients in a timely recent article:
31st Space Cryogenics Workshop Scheduled For May 2025
- Dates: May 13–15, 2025
- Location: Incline Village, Nevada, USA
- Venue: Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino
- Description: This workshop covers all aspects of space cryogenics, with a focus on applications related to space exploration. It features oral and poster presentations from industry, academia, and government participants.
18th IIR International Conference on Cryogenics Set For April 2025
- Dates: April 7–11, 2025
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Venue: Tristar Olympik Hotel
- Description: This biennial conference addresses challenges in equipment and technologies operating below 120 K (-153°C), encompassing topics such as cryophysics, cryoengineering, liquefaction and separation of gases, and cryobiology and cryomedicine.
Cryogenic Engineering Conference (CEC) and International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC) Set For May 2025
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2025 Cryogenic Engineering Conference (CEC) and International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC)
- Dates: May 18–22, 2025
- Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
- Venue: Peppermill Reno Resort
- Description: The 26th joint CEC/ICMC conference will cover a diverse range of cryogenic-related topics, from basic material properties to large-scale applications, including hydrogen technologies, cryocoolers, superconductivity, and medical applications.
“A Father’s Wish To Be Preserved”:
The New Yorker Presents A Cryonics Documentary
In filmmaker Ömer Sami’s October 2024 documentary short, a man’s wish to be cryogenically frozen is given a tour of a cryonics facility and discussions his decision with his wife and children.
“Nasar Ghafoor started a family late in life, and fears that he won’t be there to see his four young children grow up. The average life expectancy for men—around seventy-eight years—looms large on his mental horizon. He decides he is interested in being frozen after death, in the hope of being reanimated.
“Sami captures the family’s warmth and closeness, and the scope of the question that weighs on them: What lengths would you go to for more time with those you love?”
See the entire documentary video here:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/a-family-reckons-with-a-fathers-wish-to-be-preserved-using-cryonics-in-eternal-father
Elon Musk On Cryonics
High School Hack Club gets the world’s richest man to share his views on cryo.
‘Patient One’:
Australian Cryonics Firm Freezes First Patient in Southern Hemisphere
Southern Cryonics, a newly founded cryonics firm which began operations in May 2024, and operates the Southern Hemisphere’s first known cryonics facility, announced that it has cryogenically frozen its first client at its Holbrook facility. The client, a man in his 80s, died in Sydney before being frozen at minus 200 degrees Celsius. He has become what the company refers to as ‘Patient One’.
“His family rang up out of the blue and we had about a week to prepare and get organised,” the Southern Cryonics representative stated. He explained that his team tested all the cryonics equipment, though this was their first actual a cryopreservation. “It’s still a little bit different when you are doing a real case,” he said.
According to ABC News Australia, ‘Patient One’ died on May 12 at a hospital in Sydney. The 10-hour process of preserving his body in the hope of bringing it back to life then began immediately.
The cryopreservation was announced on Southern Cryonics’ account on X/Twitter.
All The Cryonics News That’s Fit To Print
Miss curling up by the fireplace with a cup of hot tea and the latest news magazine? Just take out your laptop: the top two cryonics companies in the world, Alcor and the Cryonics Institute, have put out their latest publications for the year 2024 and are busy putting together new issues for a new year. You may not find them on the magazine rack at Barnes & Noble, but we’ve got them here.
Catch up on what’s happening with the industry leaders. Clicking on the links below, and read the PDFs directly, or print them out on the printer at home.
Alabama Rules That Cryopreserved Embryos Are Children
The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. Justices, citing anti-abortion language in the Alabama Constitution, ruled that an 1872 state law allowing parents to sue over the death of a minor child “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.”
What are the possible implications not just for the over one million embryos currently cryoreserved, but for the protection of cryonics patients?
Read about the decision here:
AI Videos of a Retro Future
One of the objections to cryonics is that patients will wake up in an unrecognizable future so different that that won’t be able to adjust. But is that really likely? Or will the future not only preserve a good deal of the past, but restore some of its most enjoyable features, and celebrate them?
Artists and AI are showing the way. An entire series of AI-generated jazz videos are appearing on YouTube showing us panoramas of a Retro Future that viewers in love with the Fifties would die die for–or maybe be willing to buy a cryonics ticket and live for.
Below are several of the most charming and striking of these videos. Have a click. The future will never quite look the same.
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Nordic Cryonics Convention 2024
The upcoming Nordic Cryonics Convention 2024 is scheduled for November 23-24, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden. This event aims to bring together cryonics enthusiasts, professionals, and organizations throughout the Nordic region and beyond.
Event Details:
Date: November 23-24, 2024
Location: Årsta Folkets Hus, Hjälmarsvägen 28, Årsta, Stockholm, Sweden.
Learn more at: https://kryonik.se/sammankomster/nordic-cryonics-convention-2024/
Alcor Reaches 1,500 Members
Alcor Life Extension Foundation, one of the leading cryonics providers, announced a major milestone, breaking the 1,500 mark in the number of members.
The increase reflects growing interest in cryonics as advances in medical technology and longevity science gain traction. Alcor credits this growth to rising awareness, and to its associations with notable futurists like Ray Kurzweil, Eric Drexler and Martine Rothblatt.
Read more about Alcor Membership.e New 60
Cryonics Institute Expands Storage Capacity
The Cryonics Institute has completed its new storage facility in Michigan, expanding its ability to preserve more patients. With an influx of new members, the expansion marks a significant step in the Institute’s goal of providing long-term cryogenic preservation services at more affordable prices.
Cryonics Institute Facility Manager Andy Zawacki Interviewed by NBC News
First European Cryonics Patients Successfully Vitrified in Germany
Tomorrow Biostasis, a Europe-based cryonics organization, recently completed the first successful vitrifications of European patients. This marks a historic moment as cryonics gains ground outside the U.S., driven by increasing demand from European transhumanists and futurists seeking preservation options closer to home.
MIT Ends Contract With Neuropreservation Startup
The recent biotech Nectome is striving to a brain freeze technology intended to preserve the neurons and synapses in a human brain, and thereby (it claims) to secure the memories stored there, providing a digital backup for the brain.
The firm has attracted venture capital, including funds from investor and Y Combinator president Sam Altman. However, MIT Media Lab terminated a subcontract with Nectome following a negative report by MIT Technology Review describing the company’s promotion of its technology. The company continues to seek new investors.
Revivals by 2045: Ray Kurzweil’s Bold Cryonics Predictions
Futurist Ray Kurzweil, known for his predictions on AI and longevity, recently spoke at a life extension conference, claiming that cryonics patients may be revivable as soon as 2045. Kurzweil cited exponential advancements in nanotechnology and molecular biology as driving forces that could make this future a reality.
Cryonics and the Metaverse: The Next Frontier?
Natasha Vita-More, a leading advocate for cryonics and transhumanism, has suggested integrating cryonics with digital preservation. At a recent symposium, she proposed a hybrid model where people not only preserve their bodies but also upload digital versions of their personalities into the metaverse for continuous “life” before physical revival.
“90 Is The New 60”
Will we live long enough to see cryopreservation perfected? The New York Times examines the New Longevity.
Vitrified Kidneys Cryopreserved through ‘Nanowarming’
Freezing is only one part of the cryonics equation. The other is rewarming. Vitrified organs can ail due to ice crystallization if rewarming is too slow or from cracking due to thermal stress if rewarming is not uniform.
A team of researchers recently made a major breakthrough via “nanowarming,” an approach which employs alternating magnetic fields to heat nanoparticles within the organ vasculature, to achieve both rapid and uniform warming, after which the nanoparticles are removed by perfusion. The researchers cryogenically stored rat kidneys for 100 days and successfully recovered them.
Read The Report at the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine
British Scientist Calls For Restrictions On Marketing Cryonics
Clive Coen, a professor at King’s College London has condemned a high court decision in which a dying 14-year-old girl won a court battle to have her body cryogenically frozen. Said Coen, the case could have the “unintended consequence … that a lot of people are going to think this is worth a punt.”
Not all academics agree. Anders Sandberg, research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, disagreed. “There is a good chance they won’t make it, their chances are slim – but it beats the alternative.”
Read about the case here.
Celebrity Endorsements Boost Cryonics
Several prominent celebrities and tech moguls, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and actors from the Marvel franchise, have publicly stated their interest in cryonics. Other Cryo Celebs include Paris Hillton, Ted Williams, Larry Flynt, and Britney Spears. Will trending celebrity endorsements push the cryonics option into the limelight?
Japan Cryonics Organizations Flourish
Not long ago the Japan Cryonics Association officially opened its doors, making it the first cryonics organization in Asia. Now several new organizations have popped up. With Japan’s rapidly aging population and its deep technological expertise, this trending move could well make Asia a key player in the cryonics movement.