History
How MTG became what it is today
1995
- Birth of the first baby after assisted hatching with 1.48 µm infrared diode laser “FERTILASE” at University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland
1996
- First presentation of FERTILASE, the first 1.48 µm A.R.T. diode laser at ICAR Sydney and ASRM Boston
1997
- Foundation of MTG Medical Technology Vertriebs-GmbH
- First participation at ASRM (Cincinatti), commercial introduction of FERTILASE together with Dr Klaus Rink, PhD, inventor of FERTILASE
1998
- Participation at IETS Boston
- First participation at ESHRE (Gothenburg)
- First participation at MEFS (Amman)
- CEO Richard Hampl-Portenlänger becomes member of ASRM
1999
- Installations of FERTILASE on a worldwide basis
2000
- Development of second generation digital laser technology, OCTAX LaserShotTM
- First presentation at Taiwanese congress of Fertility and Sterility, Taipei and ASRM, San Diego
- Foundation of OCTAX Microscience GmbH as manufacturing company
2001
- First vitrification workshop using VIT-Master technology, Mariensee, Germany
- Exclusive distributor of K-Systems products in Germany
- Andreas Kuball, Electr. Eng., joins MTG as Product Manager Lab Equipment
- First follow-up study on the safety of laser assisted hatching presented at IFFS Congress 2001in Melbourne (Kanyo/Konc, St. Janos Hospital, Hungary)
2002
- Distributor for RS Biotech Galaxy CO2 incubators
- Distributor for culture media
2003
- First turn-key-project, providing complete equipment for Kinderwunschzentrum Ulm, Germany (Dr. Gagsteiger)
2004
- Dr Paul Gassner, embryologist, joins MTG as Sales Director
- Exclusive Distributor for Smiths Wallace embryo transfer catheters and aspiration needles in Germany
- First distributor meeting at ESHRE Berlin to educate our worldwide distributors
- Exclusive, worldwide distributor of CTE products for cryopreservation
- Presentation of the new CTE2104 generation of controlled rate freezers
- Presentation of OCTAX motorized microscope stage at ESHRE Berlin
2005
- Introduction of OCTAX ICSI GuardTM, the first system for real-time polarization microscopy of the meiotic spindle and zona pellucida (ESHRE Copenhagen)
- Development and first presentation of OCTAX FertiProofTM for tracking, matching and documentation
- Exclusive Distributor of the IrvineScientific range of A.R.T. products in Germany
2006
- Introduction of OCTAX polarAIDETM, the first system for automatic, user-independent analysis of zona pellucida and oocyte quality at ESHRE Prague
- First presentation of pH OnlineTM for continuous monitoring of pH in CO2 incubators
- Certification of MTG according DIN to ISO 9001:2000
- Outstanding Sales Award from Smith Medical
- FDA 510(k) clearance for OCTAX LaserShotTM in USA
2007
- Introduction of OCTAX Laser for transgenic animals and stem cell research
- Launch of the new, fully sealed CTE security straws meeting EU standards
- Presentation of the OCTAX cytoScreenTM system for IMSI at ESHRE Lyon
2008
- Registration of MTG 5-well dish
2009
- Registration of OCTAX LaserShotTM an OCTAX polarAIDETM in Russia
- Re-certification according to DIN ISO 9001:2008
- MTG and OCTAX move into own office building including a demo lab for training of customers and distributors
- “Most consistent Distributor Award” from K-Systems
- Award “Großer Preis des Mittelstands” from Oskar-Patzelt Foundation
- Exclusive distributor of the Cryo Bio System (CBS) range of A.R.T. products in Germany
- Presentation of the OCTAX Log & GuardTM system for monitoring and alarming and of the second generation pH OnlineTM at ESHRE Amsterdam
- Presentation of the OCTAX Target PointerTM for scientific laser applications
- Presentation of CTE security straws for automatic freezing of reproductive tissue
2010
- Presentation of the new generation CTE2200 controlled rate freezer
- registration of the brand "MTG - Technology for Life"
- OCTAX AEC Adaptive Electronic CondenserTM
- CO2 Sensor as an additional option for OCTAX Log & GuardTM
2011
- opening of the first IVF Center in Mongolia
