Local and international tissue transport

Moving eggs, sperm and embryos safely, anywhere in the world.

Sometimes your journey involves moving more than yourself. When your precious samples need to travel, they need a specialist. We recommend two: one based in South Africa and one with a global network.

EmbryosJohannesburgCape TownYour clinic
SpermLondonSouth AfricaYour clinic
Frozen eggsOne countryAnotherA new clinic
-196°Cinside a liquid nitrogen dry shipper

Not a job for a standard courier

Frozen reproductive material travels in liquid nitrogen dry shippers at minus 196 degrees Celsius. It can never be:

  • X-rayed
  • Delayed
  • Left to airline cargo handling

It needs a specialist who understands exactly what is at stake.

What a proper cryo courier gives you

  • A trained courier who travels with your shipment rather than consigning it to cargo
  • Validated dry shippers with temperature logging and GPS tracking
  • X-ray exemption documentation, because screening can compromise samples
  • Customs clearance, export and import permits plus health certificates
  • Full chain of custody documentation
  • Advice on the safest way to move sperm, eggs or embryos on your route

Hand carry or standard courier?

Your samples can travel in two ways. For eggs and embryos, hand carry is strongly recommended.

Recommended for eggs and embryos

Hand carry (walk-on)

  • One dedicated courier handles your shipment from collection to delivery
  • Travels with your samples in the aircraft cabin
  • Never x-rayed, with exemption paperwork in hand
  • Treated as the irreplaceable tissue it is, never as cargo
May suit sperm

Standard courier

  • Moves through distribution hubs and vehicles
  • Manual or mechanised handling along the way
  • Can pass through scanners and x-rays
  • Treated as cargo, even when marked fragile

Our recommended couriers

Both specialise in reproductive tissue. Every shipment is quoted individually, because routes, timing and paperwork differ every time.

Based in South Africa

Androcryos

Houghton Estate, Johannesburg

A South African specialist that has moved eggs, sperm and embryos between clinics in South Africa and around the world since 2014.

Their walk-on service assigns a single courier to your shipment, who handles it from collection right through to delivery, un-x-rayed.

Cor SwartShipments and enquiries
Email CorCall
011 484 2695
Also: Marylyn Kaduni, marylyn@androcryos.co.za
androcryos.co.za

Mention Gift ov Life when you enquire.

CoverageSouth Africa and the rest of the world, since 2014.
Delivery timeNormally 48 to 72 hours once a shipment leaves South Africa, depending on flights, weekends, public holidays and clinic availability.
QuotesTailored to each shipment. There is no standard price list, as every route and requirement is different.
Global network

Cryo Medical Logistics

Also trading as Embryo Logistics and Greenplace Healthcare

A scientifically led hand-carry specialist operating in more than 80 countries, with offices in London, Lagos, Houston and the