Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 700-707 , November 2009

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

  • P Vanderzwalmen

      Affiliations

    • 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
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence:
    • ,
  • F Ectors

      Affiliations

    • FNRS, GIGA Transgenic Platform, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
    • ,
  • L Grobet

      Affiliations

    • GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
    • ,
  • Y Prapas

      Affiliations

    • Iakentro IVF Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • ,
  • Y Panagiotidis

      Affiliations

    • Iakentro IVF Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • ,
  • S Vanderzwalmen

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Inter Régional Cavell (CHIREC), Braine l’Alleud – Bruxelles, Belgium
    • ,
  • A Stecher

      Affiliations

    • IVF Centers Prof. Zech, Bregenz, Austria
    • ,
  • P Frias

      Affiliations

    • Fertility and Sterility National Center (CENALFES), Cochabamba, Bolivia
    • ,
  • J Liebermann

      Affiliations

    • Fertility Centers of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • NH Zech

      Affiliations

    • 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

PII: S1472-6483(09)00075-3

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.09.011

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 700-707 , November 2009

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