A device that can be used to store blood product and/or cellular culture. The device includes a chamber that can be hermetically sealed and a flexible secondary bag which can be placed in the chamber, wherein the secondary bag contains a conventional storage bag containing blood product and/or cellular culture. The secondary bag is filled with a gas system that is used to facilitate in the storage of the blood product and/or cellular culture. The higher-than-atmospheric pressure inside the chamber can be created by pumping a gas, for example, air, into the chamber. The gas used to pressurize the chamber can be different from the gas system in the secondary bag.
