Le 10 janvier, notre entreprise a participé à la 4ème édition du « Master en technologies de procréation assistée », organisé par la Clinique Eugin et l’UPF Barcelona School of Management, en organisant un atelier théorique et pratique sur l’analyse du sperme avec les systèmes CASA MICROPTIC. Lors de cette session, qui s’est tenue [...]
La semaine dernière, la Clinique BIASA à Lomé au Togo a organisé (20-21 juin 2022) un atelier en collaboration avec MICROPTIC sur la spermiologie : Sperm Today ! Ce fut un atelier théorique et pratique, donné par nos collègues Elsa Delacroix (responsable Export) et Glòria Martínez (Biologiste). La thématique de cet évènement [...]
Are emerging environmental contaminants a threat to male fertility? Unexplained male infertility is evident in up to 25% of male factor infertility cases and exposure to environmental contaminants could be one of many culprits in the global decline in male fertility. Since many of these compounds end up in water bodies, it [...]
Tracking sperm over 50 years: From manual video micrography to cutting edge Computer Aided Sperm Analysis Currently, Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) systems are highly sophisticated and are used to evaluate sperm quality quantitatively by measurement of sperm concentration, motility, morphology, vitality, fragmentation, and the acrosome reaction among others. These aspects incorporate [...]
Le 1 mars dernier, notre société a participé à la 10-ème édition du Master en Médecine Reproductive, organisée par le Département de Biotechnologie de la Faculté des Sciences de l’Université d’Alicante (UA) et par l’Institute Bernabeu d’Alicante (IB), en mettant en place un atelier d’apprentissage par la pratique sur l’analyse du sperme. Au [...]
Le 18 janvier, notre entreprise a participé à la troisième édition du « Master en technologies de procréation assistée », organisé par la Clinique Eugin et l'UPF Barcelona School of Management, en organisant un atelier théorique et pratique sur l'analyse du sperme avec les systèmes CASA MICROPTIC. Lors de cette session, qui s'est tenue [...]
What does WHO4, WHO 5, WHO 6 and the literature say about the use of CASA? Computer aided sperm analysis is capable of measuring sperm parameters such as motility, morphology, vitality etc. quantitatively and accurately. The question is to what extent does WHO 4, 5 and 6 accept CASA technology as both [...]
Important focus on sperm of indigenous domestic animals in Africa All domestic animals such as cattle, goats, horses, sheep, dogs and chicken across the globe have been derived from essentially wild animals. In most instances the livestock domestication dates back to many thousands of years (11000 BP) (Fig. 1). Fig. 1: [...]
Short blog about installation and training of SCA 6.5 at Zululand University, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa The Sperm Class Analyzer (SCA), Microptic's CASA System for semen analysis, was re-installed in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Zululand University, near Richard Bay, headed by Prof Khoboso Lehloenya. Gerhard van der Horst performed [...]
Is CASA really required? Views from the past, the present and the future The big questions are: Does CASA measure sperm parameters such as motility, morphology, vitality etc. quantitatively, accurately and to what extent does it enhance clinical spermatology for human and animals and wildlife? Does it provide answers not only on [...]
