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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

In this Form 10-Q the terms "CryoPort", "Company" and similar terms refer to CryoPort, Inc., and its' wholly owned subsidiary CryoPort Systems, Inc.

SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:

THE COMPANY HAS MADE SOME STATEMENTS IN THIS FORM 10-Q, INCLUDING SOME UNDER "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS," AND ELSEWHERE, WHICH ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS MAY DISCUSS THE COMPANY'S FUTURE EXPECTATIONS, CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OF ITS PLAN OF OPERATION OR FINANCIAL CONDITION OR STATE OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION. IN THIS FORM 10-Q, FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE GENERALLY IDENTIFIED BY WORDS SUCH AS "ANTICIPATE", "PLAN", "BELIEVE", "EXPECT", "ESTIMATE", AND THE LIKE. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE FUTURE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AND THERE ARE FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR PLANS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THE STATEMENTS. THE FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION IS BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS AND IS DERIVED USING NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS. A READER, WHETHER INVESTING IN THE COMPANY'S SECURITIES OR NOT, SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH APPLY ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FORM 10-Q. IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM PROJECTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:

? THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF MANAGEMENT'S EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPANY'S PLAN OF OPERATIONS;
? THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO FUND ITS OPERATING EXPENSES;
? THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAVE A SIMILAR PLAN OF OPERATION;
? THE EFFECT OF CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IMPACTING THE COMPANY'S PLAN OF OPERATION; AND
? THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO MEET THE OTHER RISKS AS MAY BE DESCRIBED IN ITS FUTURE FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

General Overview

The following management discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2009 (unaudited) and March 31, 2009 (audited) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the related notes thereto (see Item 1. Financial Statements) as well as the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years then ended included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009. The Company cautions readers that important facts and factors described in this MD&A and elsewhere in this document sometimes have affected, and in the future could affect, the Company's actual results, and could cause the Company's actual results during fiscal year 2010 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of the Company.

The Company is a provider of an innovative cold chain frozen shipping system dedicated to providing superior, affordable cryogenic shipping solutions that ensure the safety, status and temperature, of high value, temperature sensitive materials. The Company has developed a line of cost effective reusable cryogenic transport containers capable of transporting biological, environmental and other temperature sensitive materials at temperatures below zero degrees centigrade. These dry vapor shippers are the first significant alternative to using dry ice and achieve 10+ day holding times compared to 1-2 day holding times with dry ice.

The Company's value proposition comes from both providing a safe, transportation and environmentally friendly, long lasting shipper. Through its value added services the Company offers a simple hassle-free solution for our customers. These value-added services include; an internet-based web portal that enables the customer to initiate shipping service and allows the customer to track the progress and status of a shipment, and in-transit temperature monitoring services of the shipper. CryoPort also provides to its customer at their pick up location, the fully ready charged shipper containing all freight bills, customs documents and regulatory paperwork for the entire journey of the shipper.

The Company's principal focus has been the further development and commercial launch of CryoPort Express® Portal -an innovative IT solution for shipping and tracking high-value specimens through overnight shipping companies, and it's CryoPort Express® Shipper, a line of dry vapor cryogenic shippers for the transport of biological and pharmaceutical materials. A dry vapor cryogenic shipper is a container that uses liquid nitrogen in dry vapor form, which is suspended inside a vacuum insulated bottle as a refrigerant, to provide storage temperatures below minus 150° centigrade. The dry vapor shipper is designed using innovative, proprietary, and patent pending technology such that there can be no pressure build up as the liquid nitrogen evaporates, nor any spillage of liquid nitrogen. A proprietary foam retention system is employed to ensure that liquid nitrogen stays inside the vacuum container -even when placed upside-down or on its side as is often the case when in the custody of a shipping company. Biological specimens are stored in a specimen chamber, "well", inside the container and refrigeration is provided by harmless cold nitrogen gas evolving from the liquid nitrogen entrapped within the foam retention system surrounding the well. Biological specimens transported using our cryogenic shipper can include clinical samples, diagnostics, live cell pharmaceutical products, such as cancer vaccines, semen and embryos, infectious substances and other items that require and/or are protected through continuous exposure to frozen or cryogenic temperatures (less than -150 ° C).

During its early years, the Company's limited revenue was derived from the sale of our reusable product line. The Company's current business plan focuses on per-use leasing of the shipping container and added-value services that will be used by us to provide an end-to-end and cost-optimized shipping solution to life science companies moving pharmaceutical and biological samples in clinical trials and pharmaceutical distribution.

Going Concern

As reported in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Company's March 31, 2009 and 2008 financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

There are significant uncertainties which negatively affect the Company's operations. These are principally related to (i) the expected ramp up of sales of the new CryoPort Express® System, (ii) the absence of any commitment or firm orders from key customers in the Company's target markets, and (iii) the success in bringing additional products concurrently under development to market with the Company's key customers. Moreover, there is no assurance as to when, if ever, the Company will be able to conduct the Company's operations on a profitable basis. The Company's limited historical sales for the Company's reusable product, limited introductory sales to date of the CryoPort Express® System and the lack of any purchase requirements in the existing distribution agreements, make it impossible to identify any trends in the Company's business prospects.

The Company has not generated significant revenues from operations and has no assurance of any future revenues. The Company generated revenues from operations of $35,124, incurred a net loss of $16,705,151 and used cash of $2,586,470 in its operating activities during the year ended March 31, 2009. The Company generated revenues from operations of $22,181, had net loss of $7,536,045, and used cash of $1,145,497 in its operating activities during the six months ended September 30, 2009. In addition, the Company had a working capital deficit of $22,902,096, and has cash and cash equivalents of $1,120,758 at September 30, 2009. The Company's working capital deficit at September 30, 2009 included $18,404,758 of derivative liabilities, the balance of which represented the fair value of warrants and embedded conversion features related to the Company's convertible debentures and were reclassified from equity during the six months ended September 30, 2009 (see Note 9 in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements). Currently management has projected that cash on hand, including cash borrowed under the convertible debentures issued in the first, second and third quarter of fiscal 2010, will be sufficient to allow the Company to continue its operations into the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 until more significant funding can be secured. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company's management has recognized that the Company must obtain additional capital for the commercialization of the CryoPort Express® System and the eventual achievement of sustained profitable operations. In response to this need for capital, in March 2009 the Company entered into an Agency Agreement with a broker to raise capital in a private placement offering of one-year convertible debentures under Regulation D (the "Private Placement Debentures"). From March through November 10, 2009, the Company had raised gross proceeds of $1,381,500 under the Private Placement Debentures (see Note 8 to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements). In addition, the Company has received additional proceeds of $1,437,100 from the exercises of warrants. As a result of these recent financings, the Company had aggregate cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances of approximately $1,260,453 as of November 10, 2009, which will be used to fund the working capital required for minimal operations as well as the sales and marketing efforts to continue the Company's commercialization of the CryoPort Express® System until additional capital is obtained. Management's plans include obtaining additional capital through equity and debt funding sources, however, no assurance can be given that additional capital, if needed, will be available when required or upon terms acceptable to the Company or that the Company will be successful in its efforts to negotiate extension of its existing debt. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Management is committed to minimizing current cash usage and securing significant financings to fully execute its business plan and grow at the desired rate to achieve sustainable profitable operations. To further facilitate the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, the Company's management has begun taking the following steps:

1) Focusing additional effort on the commercialization of the CryoPort Express® System. Management has begun initiating meetings with potential customers for the use of the CryoPort Express.

2) Aggressively seeking additional capital sources for significant long-term funding of approximately $10,000,000 to allow the Company to fully commercialize the CryoPort Express® System and to achieve and sustain profitable operations. On October 6, 2009 the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-162350) for a possible underwritten public offering of units, each unit to consist of one share of common and warrant to purchase one share of common stock. Management cannot assure you that this contemplated offering will be consummated, or if consummated, whether the proceeds from such offering will be sufficient to fund the Company's planned operations.

3) Pursue and complete a strategic partnership with large freight carriers to be able to provide a one call simple and reliable solution to shipping frozen samples. The partnership will also facilitate the ability of the Company to rapidly call on and achieve sales with the largest target customers.

4) Minimizing operating and financing expenditures through stringent cost containment measures to ensure the availability of funds until additional funding is secured, then continue to minimize expenditures until sufficient revenues are generated and cash collections adequately support the continued business operations. The Company's largest expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2009, relate to non-cash expenses including (i) $3,737,569 non-cash expense included in interest expense relating to the amortization of discounts on convertible debentures and (ii) non-cash expense recorded in selling, general and administrative costs of $471,551 related to the valuations of common stock shares and warrants issued in lieu of cash for consulting services as well as for directors' and employee compensation. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, the Company also incurred cash expenses of (i) approximately $113,000 for the audit fees and consulting services related to the filing of the Company's annual and quarterly reports and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and (ii) approximately $99,000 additional research and development costs related to the development of the web based system to be used as a vital function of the CryoPort Express® System. The remaining operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 related primarily to minimal overhead costs including personnel costs, rent and utilities and meeting the legal and reporting requirements of a public company.

5) Utilizing part-time consultants and temporary employees and requiring employees to manage multiple roles and responsibilities whenever possible as the Company has historically utilized in its efforts to keep operating expenditures minimized.

6) Continuing to require that key employees and the Company's Board of Directors receive Company stock in lieu of cash as a portion of their compensation in an effort to minimize cash expenditures. With this strategy, the Company has established a team of experienced business professionals for advancing and launching the Company's products.

7) Maintaining basic levels for sales, engineering, and operating personnel and gradually adding critical key personnel only as affordable and necessary to support the expected revenue growth of the CryoPort Express® System and any further expansion of the Company's product offerings in the reusable and frozen shipping markets.

8) Adding other expenses such as customer service, administrative and operations staff only when commensurate with producing increased revenues.

9) Focusing current research and development efforts only on final and future development, production and distribution of the CryoPort Express® System.

10) Increasing sales efforts to focus on the bio-pharmaceutical, clinical trials and cold-chain distribution industries in order to identify and call on the top potential customers for the CryoPort Express® System.

Research and Development

The Company has completed the research and development efforts associated with initial phases of the web-based order entry and tracking system and the CryoPort Express® Shippers, a line of use-and-return dry cryogenic shippers, the essential components of the Company's CryoPort Express® System which has been developed to provide a one-call total solution for the transport of biological and pharmaceutical materials. The Company continues to provide ongoing research associated with the CryoPort Express® System, as it develops improvements in both the manufacturing processes and product materials and in the web-based customer service portal for the purpose of achieving additional cost efficiencies and customer functionality. As with any research effort, there is uncertainty and risk associated with whether these efforts will produce results in a timely manner so as to enhance the Company's market position. For the six months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, research and development costs were $180,791 and $216,244, respectively. Company sponsored research and development costs related to future products and redesign of present products are expensed as incurred and include such costs as salaries, employee benefits, costs determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for options issued to the Scientific Advisory Board and prototype design and materials costs.

The Company's research and development efforts are focused on continually improving the features of the CryoPort Express® System including the web-based customer service portal and the CryoPort Express® Shippers. Further, these efforts are expected to lead to the introduction of shippers of varying sizes based on market requirements, constructed of lower cost materials and utilizing high volume manufacturing methods that will make it practical to provide the cryogenic packages offered by the CryoPort Express® System. Other research and development effort has been directed toward improvements to the liquid nitrogen retention system to render it more reliable in the general shipping environment and to the design of the outer packaging.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, however, in the past the estimates and assumptions have been materially accurate and have not required any significant changes. Specific sensitivity of each of the estimates and assumptions to change based on other outcomes that are reasonably likely to occur and would have a material effect is identified individually in each of the discussions of the critical accounting policies described below. Should the Company experience significant changes in the estimates or assumptions which would cause a material change to the amounts used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements, material quantitative information will be made available to investors as soon as it is reasonably available.

The Company believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect the Company's more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company's customers to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on specific identification of customer accounts and the Company's best estimate of the likelihood of potential loss, taking into account such factors as the financial condition and payment history of major customers. The Company evaluates the collectability of the Company's receivables at least quarterly. Such costs of allowance for doubtful accounts is subject to estimates based on the historical actual costs of bad debt experienced, total accounts receivable amounts, age of accounts receivable and any knowledge of the customers' ability or inability to pay outstanding balances. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The differences could be material and could significantly impact cash flows from operating activities.

Inventory. The Company writes down its inventories for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand, future pricing and market conditions. Inventory reserve costs are subject to estimates made by the Company based on historical experience, inventory quantities, age of inventory and any known expectations for product changes. If actual future demands, future pricing or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required and the differences could be material. Such differences might significantly impact cash flows from operating activities. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the obsolete or unmarketable inventories.

The Company provides shipping containers to their customers and charges a fee in exchange for the use of the container. The Company' arrangements are similar to the accounting standard for leases since they convey the right to use the containers over a period of time. The Company retains title to the containers and provides its customers the use of the container for a specified shipping cycle. At the culmination of the customer's shipping cycle, the container is returned to the Company. As a result, during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company reclassified the containers from inventory to fixed assets upon commencement of the loaned-container program.

Intangible Assets. Intangible assets are comprised of patents and trademarks and software development costs. The Company capitalizes costs of obtaining patents and trademarks which are amortized, using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of five years. The Company capitalizes certain costs related to software developed for internal use. Software development costs incurred during the preliminary or maintenance project stages are expensed as incurred, while costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software which is five years. Capitalized costs include purchased materials and costs of services including the valuation of warrants issued to consultants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets by determining whether the depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets over their remaining lives can be recovered through projected undiscounted cash flows. The amount of long-lived asset impairment is measured based on fair value and is charged to operations in the period in which long-lived asset impairment is determined by management. Manufacturing fixed assets are subject to obsolescence potential as result of changes in customer demands, manufacturing process changes and changes in materials used. The Company is not currently aware of any such changes that would cause impairment to the value of its manufacturing fixed assets.

Deferred Financing Costs. Deferred financing costs represent costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the convertible notes payable. Deferred financing costs are being amortized over the term of the financing instrument on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.

Accrued Warranty Costs. The Company estimates the costs of the standard warranty, which is included with the reusable shippers at no additional cost to the customer for a period up to one year. These estimated costs are recorded as accrued warranty costs at the time of product sale. These estimated costs are subject to estimates made by the Company based on the historical actual warranty costs, number of products returned for warranty repair and length of warranty coverage.

Revenue Recognition. Four conditions must be met before revenue can be recognized: (i) there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred or service has been rendered; (iii) the price is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collection is reasonably assured. The Company records a provision for sales returns and claims based upon historical experience. Actual returns and claims in any future period may differ from the Company's estimates. During its early years, the Company's limited revenue was derived from the sale of our reusable product line. The Company's current business plan focuses on per-use leasing of the shipping container and added-value services that will be used by us to provide an end-to-end and cost-optimized shipping solution.

Stock-Based Compensation. The Company accounts for share-based payments to employees and directors in the consolidated financial statements based upon their fair values. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the grant-date fair value of share-based awards. Fair value is determined at the date of grant. The consolidated financial statement effect of forfeitures is estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, if the actual effect differs from those estimates. The estimated average forfeiture rate for the periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was zero as the Company has not had a significant history of forfeitures and does not expect forfeitures in the future.

All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received by non-employees for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date used to determine the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the third-party performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance will occur.

Derivative Liabilities. Our issued and outstanding common stock purchase warrants and embedded conversion features previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment, and the fair value of these common stock purchase warrants and embedded conversion features, some of which have exercise price reset features and some that were issued with convertible debt, from equity to liability status as if these warrants were treated as a derivative liability since their date of issue. The common stock purchase warrants were not issued with the intent of . . .