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ENGLEWOOD, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2019 / Aytu BioScience, Inc. (AYTU), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel products that address significant patient needs, announced that the MiOXSYS® male infertility test will be featured today in a Product Theatre symposium at the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Vienna, Austria.
Multiple clinical presentations featuring the MiOXSYS system will be made today, Monday, June 24, 2019 by five leading urologists, andrologists, and reproductive medicine experts from around the world. Dr. Ashok Agarwal, PhD, Professor and Director of the Andrology Center at Cleveland Clinic, will chair the symposium.
The MiOXSYS Product Theatre symposium will be conducted from 2:50 PM to 4:40 PM CET at Lehar Room 2 at the Messe Wien.
Product Showcase Presenters & Presentations:
Dr. Ashok Agarwal, PhD, Symposium Chair
Professor of Surgery (Urology) & Director of Andrology Center
Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
and Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Presentation: "Defining Male Infertility and Concept of Male Oxidative Stress Infertility"
Dr. Hassan Sallam, MB, ChB, DGO, Dr Ch O&G, FRCOG, PhD.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt
Presentation: "Does Oxidative Stress in Semen Affect the Fertilizing Capacity of the Sperm? Evidence from the Conventional IVF Model"
Dr. Ralf Henkel, PhD
Professor, Department of Medical Bioscience
University of Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Presentation: "Prediction of Successful ICSI Cycles by Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) and Sperm DNA Fragmentation (SDF)"
Dr. Moncef Benkhalifa, PhD
Professor, Department of Reproductive Biology & Genetics
Picardie University Jules Verne
Amiens, France
Presentation: "Impact of ORP the Day of IVF/ICSI on Biological and Clinical Outcomes"
Dr. Hiroshi Okada, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Urology
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama Medical Center
Saitama, Japan
Presentation: "Male Infertility in Japan, Dokkyo Medical University & MiOXSYS"
The MiOXSYS System is currently in use in over thirty countries around the world and is CE Marked and cleared by Health Canada, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and Mexico's COFEPRAS.
Hosting of this Product Theatre does not imply endorsement of the MiOXSYS System by ESHRE.
About Aytu BioScience, Inc.
Aytu BioScience is a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel products that address significant patient needs. The company currently markets Natesto®, the only FDA-approved nasal formulation of testosterone for men with hypogonadism (low testosterone, or "Low T"). Aytu also has exclusive U.S. and Canadian rights to ZolpiMist™, an FDA-approved, commercial-stage prescription sleep aid indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. Aytu recently acquired exclusive U.S. commercial rights to Tuzistra® XR, the only FDA-approved 12-hour codeine-based antitussive syrup. Tuzistra XR is a prescription antitussive consisting of codeine polistirex and chlorpheniramine polistirex in an extended-release oral suspension. Additionally, Aytu is developing MiOXSYS®, a novel, rapid semen analysis system with the potential to become a standard of care for the diagnosis and management of male infertility caused by oxidative stress. MiOXSYS is commercialized outside of the U.S. where it is a CE Marked, Health Canada cleared, Australian TGA approved, Mexican COFEPRAS approved product, and Aytu is planning U.S.-based clinical trials in pursuit of 510k de novo medical device clearance by the FDA. Aytu's strategy is to continue building its portfolio of revenue-generating products, leveraging its focused commercial team and expertise to build leading brands within large therapeutic markets. For more information visit aytubio.com.