The advantages of a multidisciplinary team - my personal experience As the scientist I am, I have always considered myself as a curious person with the need to question my environment and learn more about the unknown. Going a little bit deeper into my personal experience, I spent 15 years in the [...]
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 [...]
Microptic organizes a new free webinar on October 15th: The use of Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) in Research. What is the essential equipment for Research? What is better: raw semen or washed sperm? How should quantitative data be used? What are the most important analyses in Research environment? Prof Gerhard van [...]
Male infertility is a pressing challenge, especially in urban society. While genetic disorders are a major contributor, growing sedentary lifestyle and habits are further adding to the issue. The growing necessity of male infertility diagnostics require improved semen analysis techniques. Computer Aided Semen Analysis (CASA) ensures faster, more accurate and effective diagnosis [...]
How to improve your domestic stock through intelligent solutions! The importance and size of the global domestic animal market is enormous and only the beef market translates to USD 332.9 billion in 2020 with a revenue forecast of about USD 383.5 billion by 2027. The beef market is dominant in USA and [...]
Microptic provides datasheets of various species for SCA® (sperm analysis) users. The aim of these documents is to inform users about the most appropriate modules, disposables, and hardware requirements to analyze each species. Each datasheet includes reference parameters for first time assessment. Go to "Species datasheets" section
Microptic organizes a new free webinar on July 23rd: The importance of choosing the appropriate disposable when assessing semen. What type of disposables may I use for doing each test? What are the differences between disposables available for the same analysis? Are my current results accurate and reliable? Can I improve the [...]
Microptic organizes a new free webinar on July 2nd: SCA TOX, working with mouse and rat sperm. How to perform a good sperm analysis in rodents? Discover this CASA system for the toxicology field. Dr Núria Medarde, PhD Biologist, will show attendants this ideal system for testing drugs, chemicals and radiations. FREE [...]
How to improve sperm quality? Sperm quality can be affected by several factors, such as the environment, diseases, lifestyle, age, etc. Those related to men’s lifestyle are the easiest to modify when trying to improve sperm quality in terms of concentration, motility, fragmentation and even epigenetics, as described previously in this blog [...]
Microptic organizes a new free webinar on May 14th: Main features & new improvements in Microptic's CASA systems. Mr Eduard Sànchez, Microptic’s CEO, will show attendants the main features and the new improvements in Microptic's CASA systems. He will be answering questions as what's new in the latest versions? how to work [...]
