An embryologist's co-pilot for rare sperm searches

SpermSearch.AI highlights potential sperm forms in real time during difficult searches.

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Microscope view of a sample during a rare sperm search, crowded with cells, with SpermSearch.AI highlighting a small number of candidate sperm
Illustrative example. SpermSearch.AI highlights candidate sperm for the embryologist to confirm.

Searching for rare sperm is slow, manual work

Locating sperm in cases of severe male factor is one of the most labour-intensive tasks in the IVF laboratory.

Longer search and handling times have been associated with reduced fertilisation rates in testicular tissue cases (Palermo et al. 2014, PLoS One 9(12):e113671).

10 to 20%

of men investigated for male factor infertility are azoospermic

Goss et al. 2026, Reprod. Biomed. Online 53(5):105873

SpermSearch.AI reduces search times by accelerating potential sperm detection.

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How SpermSearch.AI fits into the search

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  1. The microscope view goes to SpermSearch.AI

    The live microscope image is mirrored to a workstation.

  2. Potential sperm are highlighted in real time

    They appear on a monitor beside the microscope.

  3. The embryologist decides

    They confirm each candidate and select sperm for injection.

Built on peer-reviewed science

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Clinical pilot
39%

less median search time per dish (35.8 to 21.8 min) with AI assistance (P < 0.0001)

Goss et al. 2026, Reprod. Biomed. Online 53(5):105873

Clinical pilot
5.50min

median time to find each sperm with AI assistance, vs 10.85 min unassisted (P = 0.001), in the 18 patients where sperm were found with both methods

Goss et al. 2026, Reprod. Biomed. Online 53(5):105873

Pre-clinical
92%

sperm recall, vs 86.5% for a trained embryologist on still images (precision 89.6% vs 98.2%)

Goss et al. 2024, Reprod. Biomed. Online 49(1):103910

Built for the IVF laboratory

SpermSearch.AI localises candidate sperm for the embryologist, who confirms each candidate, assesses the sperm and selects sperm for injection. Final identification and selection of sperm remain the responsibility of the user.

Who uses it

For use by trained laboratory personnel (embryologists and andrologists) with documented competency in sperm identification.

Where it fits

Integrates into existing laboratory workflows to support efficient identification of sperm for possible use in ICSI. Detects sperm forms from both testicular tissue and semen.

What it does not do

SpermSearch.AI does not assess sperm quality, motility, morphology, viability or suitability for fertilisation.

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