In the news: Analysis system for semen samples – October 14th
Recently some Spanish newspapers published articles on SCA.
Finland hosted ESHRE Annual Meeting – July 11th
The 32nd Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Helsinki, Finland, finished and the participation of Microptic was successful. With a booth in exhibition hall, our company presented the new 6.2 version of Sperm Class Analyzer® CASA System that includes some new features like the new automatic analysis of vitality [...]
Participation in Congresses in France on June – July 1st
Microptic, in collaboration with Nikon France, took part in the exhibition zones of the 10th biennial meeting of Association for Applied Animal Andrology (AAAA) and the 18th International Congress of Animal Reproduction (ICAR), on June 24-30 in Tours, France. On these editions attendees had the opportunity to see the 6.1 version of SCA®CASA System for [...]
IVF including ICSI needs CASA sperm functionality more than ever before!
IVF including ICSI needs CASA sperm functionality more than ever before! This blog comes at an important time in view of the upcoming ESHRE conference in Finland that focuses among many other aspects on infertility, sperm and interventions to overcome this through different IVF strategies. For a very long time and currently Computer Aided Sperm [...]
Introducing two new Sperm Functional Tests at ESHRE 2016
Microptic has developed the automatic analysis and the staining kit for two sperm functional tests, the vitality in brightfield and the acrosome reaction under fluorescence. At the 32nd Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Helsinki, Finland, July 3-6, Microptic will present the last version 6.2 of Sperm Class Analyzer® [...]
Is African elephant contraception needed?
Is African elephant contraception needed? A major research programme in South Africa showed the value of the Sperm Class Analyzer in evaluating the semen quality of these gentle giants Fig. 1: Duma the African elephant at Addo Elephant Back Safaris (AEBS) The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is classified as endangered by the [...]
Standardization of semen analysis for humans
Standardization of semen analysis for humans: From 1600’s to current understanding in 2016 For approximately 50 years there have been attempts to standardize human semen analysis. Many researchers, clinicians, scientific bodies/organizations throughout the world have been involved to find semen characteristics that relate to human fertility. But where did it all start? Anton van Leeuwenhoek [...]