This is how you use annotations in your time-lapse software [results from survey]
By Vitrolife, Jun 28, 2016
Recap from the 2016 Alpha conference
By Vitrolife, May 20, 2016
The 11th Alpha Biennial Congress took place in the beginning of May. Vitrolife was present, together with around 400 participants. If you were not there, this blog post will give you a short recap and the opportunity to watch our Scientific Symposium "Time-lapse for improved overall IVF".
A tribute to Peter Mazur – a pioneer in cryobiology
By Hubert Joris, Jan 8, 2016
Photo: Knoxville News Sentinel
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Peter Mazur on December 30, 2015. Peter Mazur was a great scientist who contributed enormously to the current knowledge of cryobiology. Cryopreservation of cells and tissues has become important in not only human reproduction, but also in many other areas of medicine.
Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) is a procedure designed to examine embryos for chromosomal abnormalities with the aim of de-selecting embryos with low implantation potential. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) refers to genetic diagnosis of embryos prior to transfer in cases with a known inherited disorder. Vitrolife has conducted a survey within the IVF community to determine how wide spread the use of these procedures actually is in the everyday routines. The results will be shared in this blog post.
Do’s and don’ts in clinical studies
By Hubert Joris, Nov 30, 2015
Can you tell the difference between a validation and a clinical study? Do you know what to consider when starting a randomised controlled trial? Being author or co-author on more than 60 peer reviewed papers I have a keen interest in current regulation regarding clinical studies and will share some of my experience on conducting clinical studies in this blog post. I hope I will be able to help you sort out some of the many variables related to clinical studies and what you need to consider.
Thoughts and reflections from ASRM 2015
By Vitrolife, Nov 9, 2015
ASRM – the American Society for Reproductive Medicine took place in Baltimore, USA at the end of October. Together, the Vitrolife team covered most of the scientific sessions. The programme as always covered a large variety of topics. The continued interest in the use of time-lapse in the IVF clinic was particularly evident. In this blog post we share some of the highlights in our view.
Social Egg Freezing: why, who and when?
By Dr. Valérie Vernaeve, Oct 28, 2015
Is so called social freezing, the ability to freeze a woman´s unfertilised egg, a controversial service or a revolution for women? Dr. Valérie Vernaeve, Medical Director at Eugin Clinic in Spain, has positive experience of helping women this way in her clinic. In this blog post she shares her experience and research on the relatively new phenomenon social freezing.
Vitrolife Grant awarded to Nordic scientists for project “Novel methods of assessing human embryo viability”
By Vitrolife, Sep 1, 2015
Thoughts and reflections from ESHRE 2015
By Vitrolife, Jun 26, 2015