Smart Colony Counting

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The sampling process is the most critical part of the analysis and might require some training. However, veterinarians or persons experienced in A.I. should be able to take a sample easily. The analysis of the sample can be done by everyone on the farm as there is no expert knowledge required.

We recommend testing not before day 21 p.p. (as inflammatory cells are part of the physiological recovery after calving) and as close to the anticipated insemination day as possible. It might also make sense to match the sampling with other check ups that are regularly being performed on your farm. Additionally, repeat breeders should be considered to be checked right before insemination.

If you do not already have a supplier for the sampling equipment, you need help to find one, or if you would prefer to use a self-made tool, please reach out to us via our contact form for individual support.

The actual quantification of cells is done within seconds. The whole analysis process, including sample staining and image capturing, takes on average 5 minutes. However, the time needed for taking a sample can vary and highly depends on the experience of the person taking the sample and the anatomy of the cow.

A sample of a healthy cow usually contains mainly endometrial cells and only very few inflammatory cells (PMNs). In contrast, a sample from a cow suffering from subclinical or cytological endometritis contains a lot of inflammatory cells. From day 21 p.p., subclinical or cycological endometritis is confirmed when a sample with at least 300 cells contains more than 5% PMNs. In the MUH App, those cells will be automatically highlighted in red. Usually, 10-20 images are required to be able to classify cows as healthy or sick. However, cows with a very high amount of inflammatory cells (e.g. clinical cases) may be already diagnosed after only a few images.

Yes, there is an option to connect your existing fluorescence laboratory microscope. For more information and individual support please reach out to us via our contact form.

The fermentation analysis is possible for all sorts of wines. The Oculyze Fermentation Wine (FW) app can easily handle wine with an own rich color and/or a visible amount of suspended particles. The Fermentation Assistant feature has been developed to give you well-founded warnings for the following types of wine: red wine, white wine, rose wine, blanc de noir, and sparkling wine. If you make a different type of wine, please feel free to reach out to us for further support via our contact form.

Yes, there is an option to connect your existing laboratory microscope. For this setup you would require a microscope with a 40X objective lens, a hemocytometer (Neubauer/Thoma chamber) and a compatible camera which gets mounted to your microscope. For more information and individual support please reach out to us via our contact form.

Methylene violet can offer some advantages; it performs better in growing phases of yeast cells (i.e. exponential and stationary) as well as for cultures with viabilities lower than 90%.

Our image recognition will automatically detect budding cells and handle them as recommended by leading experts in the field of yeast management. For concentration they are only included if they are at least half the size of the mother cell; smaller buds are ignored. For the viability calculations, budding cells are ignored if the mother and/or daughter cell are stained, as they often cannot metabolize the dye correctly.

Our advanced image recognition has been developed and improved constantly over several years. It is able to identify even strongly clustered cells.

The automated solution is optimized for normal Saccharomyces Cerevisiae strains (i.e. bakers or brewers yeast) and Saccharomyces Pastorianus strains and does not check for bacteria. However, the app also has a manual count option available which will allow you to count anything you want, including bacteria like lactobacillus.

Yes, the Oculyze app has a feature to analyze Brettanomyces bruxellensis (Brett) concentration.

Our microscope has a magnification of ~400X and allows for the visualization of objects less than 10µm. If you measure in an undiluted sample, the optimal range is 8.5×10⁵ – 3.5×10⁷ cells/ml (0,85 Mio. – 35 Mio). However, if you have higher concentrations, you can always dilute your sample to fit within this range.

All of our servers are hosted in Germany and therefore covered by European data privacy laws. We also make every effort to protect your data from unauthorized access or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction. In alignment with the European GDPR regulations we also restrict the access to personal data to Oculyze employees and contractors who must know the data in order to process it for us and who are subject to strict confidentiality obligations and may be subject to disciplinary action or terminated if they fail to comply with these obligations For more details please review our data privacy policy.

Yes, we can send you an offer. Please submit your request via our contact form.

Yes, you can pay by invoice. Please note that we would need to add an additional handling fee to the invoice amount when using this payment method. If you would like to pay by invoice please submit your request via our contact form.

Yes, we offer worldwide shipping. However, delivery times may vary depending on your location. For more details please check the estimated shipping times in the check-out.

When choosing annual billing you will be charged with the full annual fee at the beginning of your 12 month subscription period. When choosing monthly billing you will be charged with the monthly fee at the beginning of each month of your 12 month subscription period.

The Oculyze app for operating the microscope is currently only available for Android devices and Amazon Fire Tablets. Unfortunately, some Android devices do not allow connections with an external camera. For more details please check our compatibility overview.

Each microscope comes with one user account. However, our app can be installed on multiple devices and we do not mind if you share one account across your team. In case you work with more than one microscope and you want to manage them within one account, we recommend an enterprise subscription which comes with additional admin accounts. To get your individual enterprise offer please contact us.

When purchasing an Oculyze microscope you always commit to a 12 month subscription which is either billed annually or monthly. After the first 12 months you will receive a notification from us so you can decide if you want to either stick to your selected plan, switch to a different plan, or cancel your subscription entirely.

You have a 30 day trial period which starts on the day of your first analysis or 10 days after shipping. During that period we offer a 100% money back guarantee for the microscope and your subscription. You only need to cover the shipping costs for sending the device back to us.

You can purchase additional analyses at any time. For that we offer different package sizes for you to pick from to cover your individual needs.

Our device has been thoroughly tested and has been validated by the VLB Berlin (Versuch- u. Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin). As written by the VLB Berlin “The results of the Oculyze system are closely comparable with those obtained using the microscopic Thoma chamber method … using the Oculyze system does not require laboratory equipment such as a microscope and does not require trained staff for the microscopic examination. Using the Thoma chamber everything has to be done manually (counting the cells and calculation of the results), while the Oculyze system automates the counting and calculation of the results. With the Oculyze system the cell concentration and viability can be analysed within one fast measurement. Finally we can say, that the Oculyze system offers a very good, fast and cost efficient alternative for the determination of the cell concentration and viability of bottom fermenting yeast strains without the need of complex laboratory equipment.” You can read the full report here.

Spain
Molina (BB)

Portugal
Molina (BB)
Enartis Portugal (FW)

Italy
Enologica Vason (FW)
Corimpex (BB)

France
Groupe Compas (BB & FW)

Hungary
Borvizsgálat (FW)

United Kingdom
Itasca Wines (FW)

Greece
AFRODITH N. KYRIAKOU “OINOANALYSIS” (BB & FW)

Germany
PFEIFF Consult (BB)

Sweden, Norway & Finland
Caldic Brew Nordic (BB & FW)

Canada
Nuance (FW)
ATP Group (BB & FW)

United States
ATP Group (BB & FW)

Mexico
Enartis USA (FW)
ATP Group (BB & FW)

Caribbean
Kathinka Labs (BB)
ATP Group (BB & FW)

Australia
Vintessential Laboratories (FW & BB)

New Zealand
Vintessential Laboratories (FW & BB)

Japan
Farmers from Oregon (BB)

Israel
Moses Beer” (BB)

When you subscribe to one of our monthly subscription plans you have a minimum commitment of 12 months. After that you can cancel your subscription any time.

You can switch to a larger plan any time. However, the upgrade will only apply starting the following month. Your upgraded plan will have again a minimum commitment of 12 months.

You can only switch to a smaller plan after your minimum commitment has passed. After that you can switch any time. However, the downgrade will only apply starting the following month. Your downgraded plan will have again a minimum commitment of 12 months.

For monthly payments, you will get an invoice for the subscription fee at the beginning of each month. Additional analyses you have used on top of your plan will be invoiced together with the subscription fee of the following month. For annual payments you will receive the invoice once a year on the date when the plan was started.

All included analyses will expire at the end of the month. There is no option to transfer any unused analyses into following months.

If you need more analyses within a month than what’s included in your plan we will charge you an extra fee per additional analyses. Those additional analyses will be invoiced the following month.

Each package has an expiration time of 12 months. After this time all unused analyses will become void. There is no option to transfer any unused analyses into following the following season.

You can either buy a new package which you can then use up within the next 12 months, or if you don’t do that but still continue to analyze, we would then invoice you at the end of the month for each extra analysis.

Your analysis package is valid for 12 months. After that the package will renew itself unless you cancel it 4 weeks prior to the end of the package period. Once the package renews itself we will invoice you the package price for the upcoming 12 months within the first month of its runtime.

No. The Web App gets loaded automatically upon scanning the QR code.

The image analysis is already tailored to the specific type of plate to be analyzed and does not require any settings or calibration to be made by the user.