A cryoprotectant dispensing system comprising: a) a vessel configured to contain a material; b) a controlled dispenser comprising a syringe pump, the syringe pump comprising a syringe for containing cryoprotectant, and a pushing mechanism for displacing said syringe, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises: i) a moveable pusher block; ii) a motor operatively coupled to said pusher block; and iii) a motor controller for controlling the motor, wherein the motor controller comprises a processor, and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the motor to move the pusher block at a desired step size in a direction to displace the syringe such that the cryoprotectant is added to the material at a desired flow rate; c) a dispense tube having a first end fluidly connected to a discharge port of the dispenser and a second end disposed inside the vessel, wherein the second end is configured to contact an internal surface of the vessel or to be submerged in a material contained within the vessel; and d) a mixer for mixing the cryoprotectant and the material contained in the vessel, wherein the mixer is configured to prevent the material from adhering to the internal surface of the vessel, wherein the mixer is a shaker table, wherein the vessel is configured to be placed on the shaker table, wherein shaking of the shaker table is configured to agitate the cryoprotectant and the material; and wherein the controlled dispenser is configured to dispense the cryoprotectant through the dispense tube and into the vessel such that droplet formation is prevented and the cryoprotectant is dispensed without being dripped into the vessel. a) a vessel configured to contain a material; b) a controlled dispenser comprising a syringe pump, the syringe pump comprising a syringe for containing cryoprotectant, and a pushing mechanism for displacing said syringe, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises: i) a moveable pusher block; ii) a motor operatively coupled to said pusher block; and iii) a motor controller for controlling the motor, wherein the motor controller comprises a processor, and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the motor to move the pusher block at a desired step size in a direction to displace the syringe such that the cryoprotectant is added to the material at a desired flow rate; i) a moveable pusher block; ii) a motor operatively coupled to said pusher block; and iii) a motor controller for controlling the motor, wherein the motor controller comprises a processor, and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the motor to move the pusher block at a desired step size in a direction to displace the syringe such that the cryoprotectant is added to the material at a desired flow rate; c) a dispense tube having a first end fluidly connected to a discharge port of the dispenser and a second end disposed inside the vessel, wherein the second end is configured to contact an internal surface of the vessel or to be submerged in a material contained within the vessel; and d) a mixer for mixing the cryoprotectant and the material contained in the vessel, wherein the mixer is configured to prevent the material from adhering to the internal surface of the vessel, wherein the mixer is a shaker table, wherein the vessel is configured to be placed on the shaker table, wherein shaking of the shaker table is configured to agitate the cryoprotectant and the material; and wherein the controlled dispenser is configured to dispense the cryoprotectant through the dispense tube and into the vessel such that droplet formation is prevented and the cryoprotectant is dispensed without being dripped into the vessel. the cryoprotectant and the material; and wherein the controlled dispenser is configured to dispense the cryoprotectant through the dispense tube and into the vessel such that droplet formation is prevented and the cryoprotectant is dispensed without being dripped into the vessel.