Reimagining the Cold Chain: Artyc PBC Introduces Medstow 5L to Power a New Era of Healthcare Logistics

Designed for hospitals, clinical trial sites, and home-care teams, the Medstow 5L Intercampus delivers precise, programmable cooling with continuous, auditable chain-of-custody tracking

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Artyc PBC, a leader in next-generation cold chain solutions for the modern healthcare industry, today announced the launch of the Medstow 5L Intercampus, a battery-powered, customizable cooler designed to modernize how temperature-sensitive healthcare products are transported between hospitals, clinical sites, and patient homes.

The Medstow 5L Intercampus replaces dry ice and disposable packaging with an intelligent, reusable solution that delivers precise cooling, live tracking, and a full chain-of-custody audit trail—all in a compact, mobile unit built for everyday clinical use.

Modernizing a Broken System
For decades, transporting temperature-sensitive medical materials has depended on imprecise and archaic tools: a styrofoam box, a scoop of dry ice, and a scribbled paper trail. But dry ice is a hazardous material—hard to source, constantly sublimating, and unsafe to handle without training. It's a liability in patient homes, scorned in hospital settings, and a persistent weak link in healthcare delivery.

"Dry ice is a relic," said Hannah Sieber, co-founder and CEO of Artyc. "It's difficult to handle, guesswork to monitor, and a chain of custody nightmare. Hospitals, clinical teams, and patients deserve better. With Medstow, we've built a smarter, safer platform that eliminates the hassles of dry ice and gives care teams real-time visibility into where their samples are, how cold they are, and who accessed them, without ever cracking the lid."

Beyond the Status Quo: A New Platform for the Future of Care
The Medstow 5L Intercampus doesn't just replace the cold chain status quo, it creates new possibilities in healthcare delivery. From clinical trials to at-home care, the need for smart, portable, and compliant cold chain platforms has never been greater. Medstow is helping healthcare providers deliver with confidence and continuity:

• In the operating room, where hospitals often wait until the last possible second to open a cooler—triggering insurance liability if a surgery is canceled—the Medstow 5L Intercampus lets staff verify the temperature without opening the container.
• In home-based care, where dry ice is often left outside the home, Medstow unlocks new service models like mobile phlebotomy, in-home vaccinations, and decentralized clinical trials.
• In rural, pediatric, and geriatric settings, where patients may be unable or unwilling to travel, Medstow provides a reliable and trackable link between centralized labs and decentralized care.

Built for Clinical Precision
Engineered to meet the demanding needs of research, diagnostics, and specialty medicine, the Medstow 5L Intercampus offers:

• Programmable temperature settings, with stabilization to ±3°C;
• Onboard sensors that track GPS, ambient temperature, lid openings, and shock events;
• Live monitoring through Artyc's portal, showing temperature history, location, battery usage, and chain-of-custody logs;
• Battery-powered compressor cooling that dynamically adjusts to ambient conditions, ensuring thermal integrity even in variable environments;
• Reusable design, dramatically reducing waste and simplifying procurement and reimbursement.

Enabling Healthcare Resilience and Sustainable Logistics
The Medstow 5L Intercampus also supports the shift toward resilient, decarbonized healthcare logistics. Dry ice is a notable carbon emitter across the healthcare sector. Artyc's platform can significantly reduce healthcare waste and emissions after just a few uses, and eliminates the need for single-use styrofoam boxes, gel packs, along with dedicated hazmat disposal space and procedures. Across large hospital networks, even modest adoption of reusable cold chain solutions like Medstow can meaningfully reduce both costs and carbon emissions.

About Artyc PBC
Artyc PBC is reimagining cold chain logistics for healthcare and life sciences. With intelligent, reusable shipping systems and a proprietary software platform, Artyc enables precise temperature control, real-time visibility, and customizable logistics solutions for transporting sensitive medical materials. Medstow 5L Intercampus is available for deployment beginning this month. For more information or to schedule a demo, visit https://www.shipartyc.com.

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