Equipment for fertility studies

Why it matters

Why do fertility trials treat equipment failure differently from most other therapeutic areas?
In most clinical trials, an equipment fault means a delayed reading or a repeated test. In fertility research, an incubator temperature or gas excursion can destroy an embryo that took weeks of hormonal stimulation to produce and cannot be replaced. That difference in stakes is why embryology equipment is held to a tighter reliability standard than almost anything else supplied into clinical trials.

Cryopreservation brings the same rigour as cell and gene therapy cold chain
Storing gametes and embryos long-term means maintaining cryogenic conditions with the same continuous monitoring and chain-of-custody discipline used for cell and gene therapies elsewhere in clinical research, since a lapse is equally unrecoverable.

Hormone timing, not just hormone levels, drives the protocol
Fertility protocols are built around precisely timed hormone surges and follicular development windows, which means ultrasound monitoring and rapid hormone assay turnaround need to keep pace with a biological clock that doesn't wait for a delayed shipment or a backlogged lab.

What we do

Our global distribution network puts calibrated equipment on site for fertility studies anywhere in the world, whenever it's needed. Embryology and cryopreservation covers incubators and cryogenic storage. Monitoring covers ultrasound devices and vital signs monitoring. Day-to-day site operations covers refrigerators, freezers, thermometers, temperature dataloggers, and scales. Everything is available fully calibrated and ready to use. If you require equipment supply for a fertility study, get in touch.