2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine highlights a life-changing application of micromanipulation
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine is unique in Nobel Prize history, being the first to be awarded in the area of reproduction.
(firmenpresse) - 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine highlights a life-changing application of micromanipulation
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine is unique in Nobel Prize history, being the first to be awarded in the area of reproduction. British scientist Robert G. Edwards receives the award for his pioneering achievements in human in vitro fertilization (IVF). Together with his colleague Dr Patrick Steptoe (died 1988), a gynaecologist, he developed the technique of fertilizing human oocytes outside the body before implantation in the womb. They were the pioneers for further developments such as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), where a single sperm is microinjected directly into the oocyte.
Since the birth of the first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Brown, in 1978, around four million babies have been born following IVF, many as a result of the ICSI technique, which today accounts for over 60% of all IVF treatments. ICSI was first used at the beginning of the nineties and in 1996, Eppendorf launched the electronic micromanipulator TransferMan®.
Demand for IVF treatments continues to grow and Eppendorf remains at the forefront of product development in this area. Today the micromanipulator TransferMan® NK 2 and the microinjectors of the CellTram® series offer the highest precision for all common applications such as ICSI, IMSI, TESE, assisted hatching and polar body biopsy. For these techniques, certified, sterile, high precision microcapillaries are also available. Eppendorf VacuTip® and TransferTip®, as well as Polar Body Biopsy Tip MML and IMSI/TESE Tip microcapillaries are certified for use in IVF laboratories.
Designed to meet the specific demands of these highly specialised IVF techniques and subjected to intensive quality control, Eppendorf microcapillaries ensure reproducible quality and sterility.
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Eppendorf is a biotech company which develops, produces and distributes systems for use in all spheres of life science. The company's broad range of high quality products and systems is used by researchers worldwide to efficiently carry out their work.
The product range includes pipettes, dispensers and centrifuges as well as consumables such as micro test tubes and pipette tips. In addition to this, Eppendorf provides instruments and systems for automated liquid handling. Even a complete range of devices for DNA amplification for standard PCR or real-time PCR as well as systems for cell manipulation and electroporation are available. New Brunswick Scientific, Edison, USA, stands for expertise and top products within the Eppendorf Group in the field of cell growth, detection and storage.
Eppendorf products are designed for academic and commercial research facilities, but also for industrial companies in the field of biotechnology and in other sectors using biotech research processes. Innovative research approaches will call for miniature applications with an increased sample throughput for future diagnostics and therapy. This implies a trend towards automation and a level of reproducibility for which the company's high level of technology and expertise will be sought after on the market.
Eppendorf is represented in all important markets worldwide. Although the company is placing main emphasis on North America as the regional market, Asia has a high potential with dynamic rates of growth.
Eppendorf was founded in Hamburg in 1945 and has more than 2500 employees worldwide. The company has subsidiaries in 18 countries and is represented in many other markets by distributors.
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Datum: 23.11.2010 - 07:49 Uhr
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