Case Studies

The Southern California Institute for Reproductive Sciences (IVF) ( )

The Southern California Institute for Reproductive Sciences is an independent, full service in vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory working with several physicians specializing in the treatment of infertility. The Newport Beach facility has been open since 1992 and performs over 700 embryo transfer procedures annually. Treatment options include IVF, egg donation, surrogacy, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), blastocyst transfer, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). "Currently, we have 12 miniature SANYO MCO-5M incubators that can easily handle 600 fresh IVF and ICSI cases per year. We plan to get 6 more SANYO incubators to ensure individualized patient management for future growth," said Mitchel Schiewe, M.S., Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), ELD (ABB), Laboratory Director.

University of California San Diego- Department of Pharmacology ( )

Pharmacology is broadly defined as a discipline that investigates the effects of chemical interventions on biological systems. The UCSD program is renowned for its strength in elucidating basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of signal transduction that lead to drug target identification and ultimately to drug discovery. "We have used various kinds of tissue culture incubators from different vendors and there is just no comparison. Cell growth is more stable and the SANYO technology and design have greatly reduced contamination. We work specifically in signaling pathways, inflammation, cancer and metabolic diseases where a cell sample's environment is critical," said Anne Chang, UCSD Lab Manager. Every single one of our incubators is now a SANYO.