Cryos was established in 1987 in Aarhus? Denmark? by the founder? Mr Ole Schou (1954). Ole Schou had for a long time had an idea of creating a sperm bank. Ole Schou has a degree as H.D. (Graduate Diploma in Business and Marketing & Administration). "Cryos" is Greek and means "ice" (from crystallos). The word is also known from "cryobiology". In English a sperm bank is often called a "cryobank". The office and laboratory were initially established as a service for men who were going to have a vasectomy and ...