SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2008

BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	0-18710	94-3076866
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

171 Front Street, Owego, NY  13827

(Address of principal executive offices)

(607) 687-4487

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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ITEM 1.01.

ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On January 11, 2008, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Multi-Draw Term Loan Facility Agreement with each of  Thomas Girschweiler, a director and stockholder of the Company,  and Walter Villiger, an affiliate of the Company, each a non-U.S. Person (“U.S. Person” being defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which each Investor extended to the Company a secured convertible multi-draw term loan facility (the “Facility”) of $2,500,000, which Facility (a) incorporates (i) a refinancing of existing indebtedness of the Company to the Investor and accrued interest thereon, in the aggregate amount of $1,431,563.30, (ii) a current advance of $300,000, and (iii) a commitment to advance to the Company, from time to time, additional amounts up to a maximum of $768,436.70, (b) bears interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the principal balance outstanding from time to time, (c) is evidenced by a secured convertible multi-draw term loan note (the “Multi-Draw Term Loan Note”), due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, the earlier of (i) January 11, 2010, or (ii) an Event of Default (as defined in the Multi-Draw Term Loan Note), (d) if outstanding at the time of any bona fide equity financing of the Company of at least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (a “Financing”), at the option of the Investor, may be converted into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares or units of the equity security(ies) of the Company sold in the Financing (“New Equity Securities”) as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the principal amount of the Facility outstanding at the time of the conversion plus accrued interest thereon by 85% of the per share or per unit purchase price of the New Equity Securities, and (e) is secured by all of the Company’s assets.

ITEM 3.02

UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES

See Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K which Item is incorporated herein by this reference, for a description of the terms of a financing transaction (a) consisting of the sale and issuance of promissory notes, aggregating $5,000,000, which notes are convertible into equity securities of the Company under certain circumstances, and (b) conducted pursuant to an exemption from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Date:  January 11, 2008	By:	/s/ Mike Rice
		Mike Rice
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)