Conference

We are pleased to announce that we will host a symposium at ASPIRE 2025 (The Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction),

taking place from Thursday, May 1 to Sunday, May 4, 2025.

At our booth, we will present live demonstrations of low-count sperm retrieval and cryopreservation and AI-powered software “SiD,” for sperm selection, as well as oocyte vitrification workshops.

We look forward to welcoming you at our booth.

 

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Company Symposium

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Venue: Suntec Singapore Exhibition and Convention Centre Level 4 (Halls 401–402)

Date and Time: Friday, May2, 2025, 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Theme: The ART Revolution: Breaking Barriers and Redefining Possibilities

Chair:

Prof. Yukiko Katagiri, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Japan

Speaker:

Prof. Atsushi Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Saint Mother Clinic, Japan
"Single-Sperm Cryopreservation Technique, Its Clinical Applications, and Outcomes"

Dr. Takuhiko Ichiyama, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, torch clinic, Japan
"ART for a Nation in Crisis: Strategic Fertility Solutions for Japan’s Future"

Dr. Ying Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Shanghai Towako Hospital, China
"Efficacy of Delayed Oocyte Retrieval in Patients with Challenging Oocyte Retrieval"

 

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Kitazato Booth Presentation

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Venue: Suntec Singapore Exhibition and Convention Centre Level 4 (Halls 403–406) A04

 

<Oligospermia Cryopreservation Demonstration>

Lecture and demonstration on oligospermia cryopreservation and techniques will be presented.

Date and Time:

Friday, May2, 2025, 4:50 PM – 5:20 PM

Saturday, May3, 2025, 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM, 12:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Demonstrator:

Youichi Takemoto
Senior Embryologist of Saint Mother Clinic, Japan

 

<Oocyte Vitrification Workshop>※Capacity:4 participants each

A workshop on the technique of oocyte vitrification will be presented.

Date and Time:

Friday, May2, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Saturday, May3, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Sunday, May4, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Instructors:

Andreu Vives Perello, Ph.D. (Kitazato Dibimed)

 

<Advanced Sperm Selection AI “SiD” Presentation>

A lecture and demonstration on our new product, Advanced Sperm Selection AI "SiD," will be presented.

Date and Time:

Friday, May2, 2025, 5:40 PM – 5:55 PM

Saturday, May3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM, 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Instructors:

Yoshitaka Murota, Ph.D.

Honami Kobayashi B.S., Embryologist

 

Symposium and Presentation Leaflet

We are pleased to announce a co-sponsored luncheon seminar at IFFS2025 (International Federation of Fertility Societies), which will take place from April 26 (Saturday) to 29 (Tuesday), 2025.
In our booth, we will have our new AI software "SiD ERICA" presented by experts. Hands-on workshops for oocyte vitrification are also held.
We look forward to welcoming you at the exhibition.

 

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Luncheon Seminar

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Venue: 5F Hall B5, Tokyo International Forum

Date and Time: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Chair:

Prof. Miyuki Harada, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo,
Japan

Speaker:

Jacques Cohen, Ph.D.
IVF 2.0, UK

Topic:

"How will Artificial Intelligence Impact Assisted Reproduction Practice, Embryologists, and Physicians"

 

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In-booth events 

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Venue: B2 floor, Hall E, Tokyo International Forum

<Product Exhibition>

Dates： April 26 – 29, 2025

 

＜Expert Presentations＞

1. [Vitrification]

Date and Time:  Sunday, April 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Speaker: Kenji Ezoe, Ph.D. (Kato Ladies Clinic senior scientist in the R&D division)

Topic: "Problems and Solutions of Vitrification– Improving Clinical Outcomes with Fatty Acid Supplementation"

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2. [SiD]

Date and Time: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 3:15 PM – 3:40 PM

Speaker: Shun Nakano, M.S.  (Takahashi Women’s Clinic Chief Embryologist)

Topic: "AI Software Implementation to Improve ICSI Performance: Workflow and Clinical Outcome"

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3. [Vitrification] 

Date and Time: Monday, April 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Speaker: Kaname Nakayama, M.S. (Kyoto IVF Clinic Chief Embryologist & Certified Genetic Counselor)

Topic: "My approach to selecting vitrification products for enhanced clinical outcomes and its impact on improving the IVF laboratory workflow"

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4. [ERICA]

Date and Time: Monday, April 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Speaker: Masashi Shioya, Ph.D.  (Takahashi Women’s Clinic Research Director)

Topic: "ERICA: An AI-Based blastocyst Evaluation Model with Single-Shot Imaging -Assessment of Clinical Usefulness-"

 

＜Workshop＞※English / 3 persons per session

Date and Time:

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Monday, April 28, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Sign up for a workshop here.

 

＜SiD Demonstration＞※English

Date and Time:

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 15:40 PM – 16:10 PM

Monday, April 28, 2025, 15:30 PM – 16:00 PM

 

Seminar Leaflet