Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2009, Thomas S. Fischer, PhD resigned from CryoPort, Inc.'s (the "Company") Board of Directors (the "Board") effective immediately. Dr. Fischer's resignation was due to his determination that he could no longer devote the time and attention required to adequately fulfill his duties as a member of the Board and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company. Dr. Fischer was the chairman of the Compensation and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. The Board has appointed Mr. Carlton Johnson, a current member of the Board, to serve as chairman of the Compensation and Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Michelin, a current member of the Board, as a member of the Compensation and Governance Committee.

On July 16, 2009, Peter Berry notified the Company's Board of his intent to resign from the Board effective upon the Company and Mr. Berry reaching an agreement with respect to the payment terms for certain sums presently owed to him by the Company. Mr. Berry's resignation is due to his decision to retire, a plan he had informally discussed with the Board in late 2008, and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company.

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