EmbVisage 1.0 – Embryo Culture & IVF Lab Conference

Date: January 26, 2026
Venue: CCE Seminar Hall, IIT Hyderabad
Time: 09:00–17:30
Seats: Limited to 25 participants

Conveners: Naval Shah, Akash Agarwal
Coordinators: Arun Patil

Morning Session: Theory & Case-Based Learning

Each talk is 30 minutes including Q&A

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
09:00–09:10	Introduction to the workshop	Naval & Akash
09:10–09:30	Principles of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in IVF- Understanding Accreditation & QC Documentation Standards	Akash Agarwal
09:30–09:50	How to Set Up & Audit Daily, Weekly, and Monthly QC Protocols	Ramprakash
09:50–10:30	Understanding Air Quality Control Lecture 1: VOCs, CFUs, and HEPA Integrity Lecture 2: Practical and case scenarios in the IVF laboratories	Lecture 1: Upendra Sathe Lecture 2: Parag Nandi
10:30–10:40	Q & A
10:40–11:00	Coffee Break
11:00–11:20	Troubleshooting in IVF: Case Studies on pH, CO₂, and Temperature Drift	Naval Shah
11:20–11:40	Interactive Session-Validation and Calibration: SOPs for Instruments & Environment Monitors	Sandeep Tawte, Nishad Chimote
11:40–12:20	Panel Discussion: TQM at the kickstart of an IVF program Vijay Kumar Chelur, Dileep, Nancy Sharma, Phalguni Patro, Trisha Mishra, Pooja Awasthi	Moderator: Charulata Chatterjee, Saroj Agarwal
12:20–12:40	Remote monitoring in IVF labs	Kersi Avari
12:40–12:50	Q & A
12:50–13:50	Lunch Break

TIME

TOPIC

SPEAKER

09:00–09:10

Introduction to the workshop

Naval & Akash

09:10–09:30

Principles of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in IVF- Understanding Accreditation & QC Documentation Standards

Akash Agarwal

09:30–09:50

How to Set Up & Audit Daily, Weekly, and Monthly QC Protocols

Ramprakash

09:50–10:30

Understanding Air Quality Control
Lecture 1: VOCs, CFUs, and HEPA Integrity
Lecture 2: Practical and case scenarios in the IVF laboratories

Lecture 1: Upendra Sathe
Lecture 2: Parag Nandi

10:30–10:40

Q & A

10:40–11:00

Coffee Break

11:00–11:20

Troubleshooting in IVF: Case Studies on pH, CO₂, and Temperature Drift

Naval Shah

11:20–11:40

Interactive Session-Validation and Calibration: SOPs for Instruments & Environment Monitors

Sandeep Tawte,
Nishad Chimote

11:40–12:20

Panel Discussion: TQM at the kickstart of an IVF program
Vijay Kumar Chelur, Dileep, Nancy Sharma, Phalguni Patro, Trisha Mishra, Pooja Awasthi

Moderator:
Charulata Chatterjee,
Saroj Agarwal

12:20–12:40

Remote monitoring in IVF labs

Kersi Avari

12:40–12:50

Q & A

12:50–13:50

Lunch Break

Participants will rotate through stations in small groups. Group discussion and demonstration at each station by experts.

Coverage: CO₂ & O₂ Analyzer Use – Measuring gas levels in incubators, Temperature Calibration – Plate reader, stage heater, dry block, oil temp tools, pH Analysis – Blood gas analyzer, tabletop pH meters, calibration methods, VOC and Air Quality Monitoring – VOC meters, settle plates, digital logs, Alarm Testing and QC Log Maintenance – Setting threshold limits, dummy alarms, SOP checklists

Stations

STATION / MODULE	VENDOR/EXPERT
Station 1	S-Tech
Station 2	Shivani
Station 3	Coopersurgical
Station 4	Krishco
Station 5	Intermedics
Station 6	Shinelife

STATION / MODULE

VENDOR/EXPERT

Station 1

S-Tech

Station 2

Shivani

Station 3

Coopersurgical

Station 4

Krishco

Station 5

Intermedics

Station 6

Shinelife

Wrap-up & Q&A Panel (17:10–17:30)

• Summary of key takeaways
• Open discussion on site-specific challenges
• Workshop certificate distribution