This document is for members who do not plan to use their own insurance to fund their cryopreservation. This document can be made highly individual (not every part needs to be filled out), as members can choose how they would like to pay for the cryopreservation in the event of their death (last will, contact relative for funds, etc.). Please fill out the document and send it to your contact person at Tomorrow Biostasis or [email protected]
Here you can find an example of the Biostasis contract that Tomorro.bio members receive. Signing the contract makes it legally possible for a cryopreservation to take place. This contract is automatically pre-populated and emailed to members after they complete the online sign up.
As part of quality assurance, up to three small neural tissue samples may be taken during cryopreservation to evaluate ultrastructural preservation (the fine structure of neurons).
Samples, if collected, would come from the region of the brain currently considered least critical for memory, identity, and personality, and from the spinal cord. Sampling is not required for high-quality cryopreservation but supports ongoing improvement and long-term progress in the field.
We review our minimum funding requirements regularly and changes them when cryopreservation techniques change. The version published on our website is the legally binding one at the time of signing.
Current minimums:
We recommend that all of our members create a hand-written or notarized last will based on the templates provided. This ensures that Tomorrow Biostasis can carry out a cryopreservation even if there are legal challenges by people (usually relatives) who do not want the patient to be cryopreserved. In most case of cryopreservation there are no legal challenges, but a last will adds extra security in case it's necessary. For the document to be legally useful you need to mail the original hand written or notarized last will to Tomorrow Biostasis, Pohlstraße 20, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Legal declaration for cryopreservation after death, authorizing the Patient Care Foundation to ensure long-term preservation storage and make necessary adaptations to maintain preservation.
We recommend that all of our members create a Patient Advance Directive based on the templates provided, because in some cases it can help Tomorrow Biostasis to be more quickly notified in the event of an unexpected death. If you are admitted to a hospital incapacitated (coma, etc.) doctors will usually ask for a Patient Advance Directive. Some countries have data bases where you can upload your Patient Advance Directive so that the doctor can access it online. Otherwise, we recommend that you give a copy to your doctor and/or put it somewhere easily accessible (shared google doc, etc.) and tell your loved ones how to access it so that they can give it to the doctor in the event that you are incapacitated.
Here you can find an example of the Biostasis contract for pets. Members of Tomorrow.bio have the option to sign up their pets for cryopreservation.
A signed statement from a witnesses confirming the person's wish to be cryopreserved.
Comprehensive guide to surgical procedures during cryopreservation, including step-by-step instructions, tools required etc.
DISCLAIMER: the following document contains surgical images that some may find disturbing.
Custom-built biostasis ambulances, outfitted as mobile operating rooms, are what make whole-body field cryoprotection possible. We run four fully outfitted, three in construction and three more through partners, but many more are needed before there is one near everybody. The programme is a way to put a dedicated ambulance close to you.
Not a member and time is short? We still take the call. Proceeding requires a €5,000 fee, deducted in full from the cryopreservation cost.
