Auxogyn at the Forefront of Revolutionizing IVF Treatment: First Baby Born in the UK Using Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva™) Test

Auxogyn, Inc. announced today the birth of one of the first babies to be born after embryologists used the Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva™) Test to select and identify the most viable embryo for implantation into the mother’s womb. The Hewitt Fertility Centre in Liverpool, UK, where the baby was born on 31st May 2013, is one of six IVF clinics in the UK offering the Eeva test to parents as part of an enhanced IVF treatment.

“We are proud to be part of a process that can help to give couples a better chance of conceiving children through IVF.” said Lissa Goldenstein, president and CEO of Auxogyn Inc. “The Eeva test has been developed specifically to improve embryo selection before implantation by providing clinicians with information on embryo viability. “

Numerous embryologists in the UK are successfully using Eeva’s time-lapse enabled test and hopeful parents are benefitting from its advantages. Screening of the embryo has been a routine procedure in IVF treatment, but unlike other monitoring technologies, the analysis from the Eeva test also helps the clinician identify the most viable embryo. With greater opportunity for success, it may be possible to reduce multiple births by enabling single embryo transfer for a large number of patients.

The Eeva test uses intelligent software to measure key scientifically and clinically validated cell-division parameters from time-lapse images. It is the first and only non-invasive IVF test designed to improve the selection of embryos that will likely grow to the blastocyst stage, a critical milestone in embryo development.

“With more than 500 patients’ embryos tested with Eeva since its approval for use in the EU in July 2012, this successful birth is the first of many more babies to be born throughout Europe.” said Lissa Goldenstein. “We are very excited to rapidly bring this new test to IVF clinics throughout Europe, enabling more families to fulfill their dream in building a family.”