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Molecular Biometrics presents scientific evidence supporting accuracy of its biospectroscopy-based metabolomics platform at major international
conference.
BARCELONA, Spain and CHESTER, N.J., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Biometrics, LLC, a privately-held metabolomics company developing novel clinical tools for applications in personalized medicine to more accurately characterize biologic function in health and disease, presented data from four new studies evaluating the benefits of metabolomic profiling to determine embryo viability and enhance in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. These study findings, presented this week at the 24th annual Meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), include perspectives in evaluating oocytes (eggs), embryos and blastocysts (late stage embryos) to determine embryo viability using the company's novel, proprietary technology.
"As embryos develop they undergo specific metabolic changes and produce biological signals or 'biomarkers' that are absorbed into the culture media that nourishes these cells," said James T. Posillico, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Molecular Biometrics. "Using highly sensitive metabolomic technology, we can accurately and non-invasively measure these signals in the culture media, creating a 'fingerprint' or biomarker profile to help determine embryo viability. We believe this technology may hold significant potential to more accurately estimate reproductive potential of individual embryos, thereby increasing IVF success rates."
"We are grateful to the researchers and IVF clinics worldwide who are participating in this important clinical research," Posillico added. "We have initiated additional studies to further validate this technology and to explore altogether new applications in IVF."
Metabolomic Viability Scores and Implantation Rates
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