Norway-based Cryogenetics has leased 5,400 square feet of industrial flex space at 14 Gill St. in Woburn.

The firm’s U.S. operations will be housed in the Woburn buildings, owned by Cummings Properties, by late August. The building is now 90 percent occupied.

In late summer, the biotech firm expects to open a cryopreservation laboratory that will be the only one of its kind in the country.

Cryogenetics preserves zebrafish sperm, known as milt, for use in scientific research, storing it in specialized tanks at temperatures of about -250 degrees Fahrenheit. The 10-year-old company is much like a fertility clinic that banks sperm for possible future use. But instead of would-be parents, the company’s clients are biomedical researchers.

According to information from Cummings, the company decided on the Greater Boston area because of zebrafish-based research already occurring at local universities and hospitals.

Cryogenetics’ neighbors will include Courtagen Life Sciences, EMD Millipore and PathoGenetix, among other biotech firms.