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Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 700-707 , November 2009

Aseptic vitrification of blastocysts from infertile patients, egg donors and after IVM

P Vanderzwalmen
- IVF Centers Prof. Zech, Bregenz, Austria
- FNRS, GIGA Transgenic Platform, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Centre Hospitalier Inter Régional Cavell (CHIREC), Braine l’Alleud – Bruxelles, Belgium
- Correspondence:
F Ectors
- FNRS, GIGA Transgenic Platform, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
L Grobet
- GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Y Prapas
- Iakentro IVF Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
Y Panagiotidis
- Iakentro IVF Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
S Vanderzwalmen
- Centre Hospitalier Inter Régional Cavell (CHIREC), Braine l’Alleud – Bruxelles, Belgium
A Stecher
- IVF Centers Prof. Zech, Bregenz, Austria
P Frias
- Fertility and Sterility National Center (CENALFES), Cochabamba, Bolivia
J Liebermann
- Fertility Centers of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
NH Zech
- IVF Centers Prof. Zech, Bregenz, Austria
- Unit of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Graz, Austria

Received 18 January 2009 ,Revised 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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After graduating in biotechnology and biochemistry, Pierre Vanderzwalmen entered the field of embryology in 1978 in the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Liege, Belgium. He then joined the team of Dr Massip, developing vitrification techniques. In 1989, he moved to the Schoysman Infertility Management Foundation where he spent 14years, during which time the laboratory obtained the first TESE baby. At present, he is coordinating the scientific IVF activities in the Institute of Professor Zech in Bregenz, Austria and of Professor Lejeune in CHIREC, Belgium. His current research interests focus on vitrification of oocytes and embryos, on selection of spermatozoa and embryo culture techniques. Dr Pierre Vanderzwalmen