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HEStaff exchange2023–2027

ARTVOC · Volatolomic approaches for improving success rates in assisted reproductive technology

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2023-10-01 → 2027-09-30
EU contribution
€1,495,000
Participants
8
Scheme
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE

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Results in brief

Volatolomic approaches for improving success rates in assisted reproductive technology

Human reproduction represents a worldwide concern due to fertility decrease, while animal reproduction is equally worrying, especially when it affects breeding efficiency. To overcome this drawback, the assisted reproductive technology (ART) has irrupted as the most important alternative for getting pregnant. A very important factor that contributes to IVF success is the selection of the most viable embryo from the available cohort. Our project aims to assess the performance of volatolomic studies (analysis of the volatiles emitted by embryos during in vitro development) as an alternative non-invasive method for embryo selection.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Volatolomics has emerged as a new frontier in deciphering unreached matters related with health conditions. Volatolomics research is based on the study of the volatile compounds emitted by biological samples. It was demonstrated that the volatiles emitted though breath, skin, feces, urine or cells can provide useful information for the diagnosis of an important number of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, or even neurodegenerative disorders. We have very recently demonstrated that the embryos do also emit volatiles during their development, while genetical disorders alter the pattern of the released volatiles. In the present project, we aim at assessing volatolomic techniques for the non-invasive assessment of embryos quality in order to select the most viable ones for transfer. The ultimate goal of this project is to achieve higher success rates in the in vitro fertilisation.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • EESTI MAAULIKOOL · TartuCoordinatorEstonia
  • CELVIA CC AS · TartuEstonia
  • MGM STAR CONSTRUCT SRL · BucharestRomania
  • UNIVERSIDAD COOPERATIVA DE COLOMBIA · BogotaColombia
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS · ManizalezColombia
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA · PamplonaColombia
  • UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI · TarragonaSpain
  • Universiti Malaysia Sarawak · Kota SamarahanMalaysia

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union