Cryonics Institute
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| Founder | Richard C. Davis, Robert Ettinger, Mae A. Junod, Walter E. Runkel |
| Focus | Cryopreservation of humans and pets in the hope of future reanimation. |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 42°33′18.7″N 82°51′59.83″W / 42.555194°N 82.8666194°W |
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Area served
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Global |
| Method | Cryonics vitrification perfusion and cryogenic storage |
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Members
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1716 (April 8, 2017) |
| Owner | Owned by voting members (members who have human cryopreservation funding and contracts) |
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Key people
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Andy Zawacki, Dennis Kowalski, Stephan Beauregard |
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Revenue
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Membership fees and donations; Master Cemetery Trust |
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Employees
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2 |
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Volunteers
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20 |
| Website | www |
The Cryonics Institute (CI) is an American member-owned-and-operated not-for-profit corporation which provides cryonics services, regarding the preservation of humans in liquid nitrogen after legal death, with hopes of restoring them when new technology will be developed in the future. The Cryonics Institute continues to be an industry leader in terms of both membership & practical affordability for all and also the Cryonics Organization with the largest number of whole body preservation & members worldwide (Fully & Not Funded). CI is located in Clinton Township, Michigan.
As of April 8, 2017, The Cryonics Institute has 1716 members in total (including 151 preserved bodies & 181 Assoc. Members). 212 of those funded members had contracts with Suspended Animation, Inc. for standby & transport. 151 humans, 248 human tissue/DNA samples and 136 pets and 77 pet tissue/DNA samples are cryogenically preserved in liquid nitrogen storage at the Cryonics Institute’s Michigan facility.
The Cryonics Institute was incorporated in Michigan on April 4, 1976 by four local residents: Richard C. Davis, Robert Ettinger, Mae A. Junod and Walter E. Runkel. CI's first client was Ettinger's mother in 1977, and until the beginning of the 1990s, the only other client was Ettinger's first wife in 1987.
In March 1978, The Cryonics Institute purchased a building near Detroit. It served as its location until 1994, when the organization moved to the new Erfurt Runkel Building. It is named after John C Erfurt and Walter E. Runkel (who are now both in suspension there), and has a sprinkler system for additional security.
Robert Ettinger was CI President for over 25 years until September 2003, when Ben Best became President/CEO and Robert Ettinger became Vice-President. Mr Ettinger retired as Vice-President on his 87th birthday in December 2005, but remained a Director until new directors were elected in September 2006. For most of the 1990s, Benjamin Best was President of the Cryonics Society of Canada (CSC) and was Editor of Canadian Cryonics News until the last issue was published in Spring of 2000. He is still a Director of CSC.
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