A remote system for monitoring and controlling one or more devices for use in the cryogenic processing of a sample is provided. A remote server (130) is provided, capable of transmitting freezing profile data to one or more freezers (101, . . . , 10n), transmitting transportation profile data to one or more transportation devices, and transmitting thawing profile data to one or more thawing devices. The remote server is also capable of receiving detected data from the one or more freezers relating to the freezing of a sample in accordance with the freezing profile data, receiving detected data from the one or more transportation devices relating to the transportation of a sample in accordance with the transportation profile data, and receiving detected data from the one or more thawing machines relating to the thawing of a sample in accordance with the thawing profile data.
