Zaragoza, 22 marzo de 2013. El sector ganadero confirma su total confianza y respaldo a FIGAN. Durante cuatro jornadas, los profesionales y las empresas han demostrado que el Salón Internacional de la Producción Animal tiene un papel referente dentro del mercado internacional. FIGAN se ha constituido como el escaparate de la innovación y la mejor plataforma para dar a conocer las novedades que presenta el sector ganadero.

Cryogenetics, partner of Minitube for the development and sale of specialized products for the assisted reproduction of fish based on aqauaculture, announced recently, that they initiate the establishment of the World Fish Reproduction Center in Hamar, Norway.

Minitube pone a disposición de todos los clientes de Minitube International el SERVICIO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE EMBRIONES PORCINOS (TEP). Para ello contamos con el respaldo técnico de la Universidad de Murcia que disponde de un equipo de trabajo altamente especializado en la TEP. Minitube se responsabiliza de la organización del servicio a través de la red mundial de sucursales y distribuidores. La coordinación del servicio TEP se realiza a través de Minitub Ibérica, nuestra sede en España.

La familia de compañías de Minitube International ha creado un nuevo miembro en México: Mexitube Alemania.

Hannover, Germany, November 2012. On its attractive and very well frequented booth at the recent Eurotier fair, Minitube International launched a remarkable array of new equipment and systems developed by the in-house Research and Development team of Minitube's German headquarters:

October 2012, on invitation of the MOA (Ministry of Agriculture of China) Minitube International has organized a two-day long seminar in the boar station Kexinyuan in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province, South China.

The seminar attracted the managers and technicians of many renowned boar husbandry companies primarily of south and middle China. The university and institute in Guangxi province sent their professors and students to attend it as well.

Last month Minitube International in cooperation with Astravet, their Russian distributor, organized a three day seminar specifically for CASA in Moscow, Russia.

Numerous Russian customers, mainly from the porcine sector but also from the bovine industry had the chance to enhance their know-how about CASA (Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis). Since the seminar existed of interactive workshops, presentations, discussions, demonstrations and practical work went hand in hand. The first two days of the event were focused on users who already know the system.

The Simmet Prize has now been awarded for the second time, after Cesare Galli in 2008. At the ICAR meeting in Vancouver, the 2012 recipient, Dr. R. John Aitken received the prize on July 30 during the first plenary session of the congress. The Simmet Prize is awarded by the International Congress of Animal Reproduction (ICAR) every four years and is endowed with 50.000 Euro. It is sponsored by Minitube International in honor of Dr. Ludwig Simmet, founder of Minitube. With this prize, active, research scientists are awarded for outstanding basic and applied research in the area of Assisted Reproduction of Animals.

First skill training course for the “Subsidy Project of Boar Breeding” was held at the Huazhong Agricultural University (华中农业大学) in the central China metropol of Wuhan in June 2012.

Minitub do Brazil celebrates 15th anniversary with very well attended presymposium

With an intensive audit performed by an external GMP (=Good Manufacturing Practice) auditor, Minitüb’s extender production facility has recently been confirmed to fulfill norms of GMP production.

Minitüb awards its fifth Research Prize for Equine Reproductive Medicine for 1,000 Euro.