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Analyse automatisée du sperme humain

By |2019-05-16T16:55:36+02:00January 24th, 2017|Blog|

Retour d’expérience et validation de la méthode d’analyse En 2017 le spermogramme reste un examen incontournable du bilan d’infertilité du couple. Toutefois sa technique de mise en œuvre a peu évolué depuis 30 ans, elle s’appuie sur une analyse manuelle. Le laboratoire Eurofins Biomnis a souhaité s’engager dans une démarche d’automatisation de [...]

Microscopy – part 3

By |2017-10-06T12:13:14+02:00January 20th, 2017|Blog|

Importance of microscopy for cell biologists in general and spermatologists specifically Part 2: Specialized microscopic techniques for sperm In the second blog on Microscopy, I indicated that brightfield microscopy, positive and negative phase microscopy and fluorescence microscopy are now routinely used for CASA analysis. Before proceeding to a more detailed discussion of fluorescence microscopy I [...]

1,500 SCA systems installed worldwide – January 17th

By |2017-10-06T12:14:12+02:00January 17th, 2017|News|

Our company has reasons to celebrate that we have installed 1,500 Sperm Class Analyzer® systems around the world. Microptic was mainly having all their activity in Spain until 2001, where the Export Department was created, allowing the company to expand it. Since then, the company has grown rapidly. The SCA® CASA System is a modular [...]

PUDAC – Delft Animal Centre

By |2018-01-05T11:40:09+01:00December 12th, 2016|Blog|

The application of Microptic SCA software in the assessment of non-human primate spermatology in a biomedical research facility The Primate Unit and Delft Animal Centre (PUDAC) of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is the only facility with established breeding colonies which systematically produce non-human primates for biomedical research. Two popular species are maintained: [...]

Microscopy – part 2

By |2018-01-05T11:41:48+01:00November 14th, 2016|Blog|

Importance of microscopy for cell biologists in general and spermatologists specifically Part 2: Checklist how to setup your microscope perfectly for microscopy in general and four types of microscopy important in Computer Aided Sperm Analysis. In the first blog on Microscopy, I suggested that if you are serious about good microscopic images, you need to understand [...]

Microptic at MEFS 2016 – November 8th

By |2017-10-06T12:19:30+02:00November 8th, 2016|News|

Microptic was present at 23rd edition of Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS) Annual Meeting located in Maritim Jolie Ville International Congress Center, Egypt (SIC) that ranks among the biggest, most advanced and most successful congress venues in the Middle East. Our company participated with a booth in exhibition zone, in November, from 3rd to 5th. [...]

New Leja for SCA – October 24th

By |2017-10-06T12:23:42+02:00October 24th, 2016|News|

Microptic presents new Leja chamber slides optimised for SCA, disposables counting chambers created for sperm counting and motility analysis, especially indicated to be used with Sperm Class Analyzer. The available format is 10 micron – 4 chamber, that is the most appropriate for human and stallion sperm analysis as allow having all the spermatozoa focus [...]

Successful participation at ASRM – October 20th

By |2017-10-06T12:49:59+02:00October 20th, 2016|News|

Microptic and its distributor in United States, Fertility Technology Resources, participated with success at 72nd American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo), 15-19 October 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Related to the Congress theme “Scaling New Heights in Reproductive Medicine”, Fertility Technology Resources and our company had a booth in the [...]