Some days ago, I had the chance to visit one of the projects of Institut Marquès I feel more proud about: The Forest of Embryos. Right in the middle of the mountains of Mare de Déu de la Roca, in Mont-roig del Camp (province of Tarragona), over 500 oaks symbolise the greatness of life...
Embryos have the capacity to self-repair from their second day of life
We have made a discovery about the beginning of life! We have assessed that embryos have the capacity to self-repair from the second day of life. We have presented this discovery at the most important congresses on Assisted Reproduction, as it completely changes the way embryos are assessed in In Vitro Fertilisation treatment. In order...
What can I do to increase the pregnancy chances in an IVF?
Patients always ask us what kind of lifestyle, medication, alternative therapies, etc. In short, what can they do by themselves to achieve better results. However, the truth is that, statistically, there is not a serious study that validates everything that has been tried up to date. My position so far has been thinking...
Our cutting-edge technology in IVF gets to the Imperial College
When we talk about the latest technology related to IVF we tend to think about cutting- edge technology or in novel equipment for laboratories. We go a step further. We have incorporated technology to everything we do, inside and outside the laboratory. This has caught the attention of the media and of scientists from...
Motherhood is a right, not a duty
The International Women’s Day was established in favour of equality, justice, peace and the development of women. Our laboratories have gone purple in order to claim for one of the main achievements of feminism: “Being a mother is a right, not a duty”. Years ago, a woman might have wanted to be a mother...
International day of women and girls in science
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the 11th February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Although the proportion of women with higher education is increasing, there are still very few who devote their professional lives to research. Moreover, it is not because of a lack of talent or will...
Sperm quality and chemical toxics
“Toxics are breaking our balls”. Under this motto, we want to alert about the environmental pollution caused by chemical toxics, which is the main cause of the worsening of the males’ sperm quality. Our scientific studies confirm it: they show that the causes classically attributed to this worsening (such as stress, tight pants, alcohol,...
Becoming a mother after cancer is possible
Today, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, our clinics have gone pink as a message of hope: it is possible to become a mother after overcoming cancer. The incidence of cancer in young people is increasing but so are treatments that cure it. Currently, 85% of people under 50 years beat cancer. However, in spite of...
The embryos and their parents, VIP audience at Sharon Corr and Álex Ubago’s concert
As you can watch in the video, the last concert for embryos held at our laboratories, a duet performed by Sharon Corr and Álex Ubago, was very emotional for all of us, but especially for the parents, who were able to follow it live from their mobile devices through the app Embryomobile. As a...
Health Science Academy, “Ilustre Academia de Ciencias de la Salud Ramón y Cajal”
I am happy because I received a very nice award. I think that for most of the people working in the care area awards are very intimate celebrations, since we can see the fruit of our work: in my case, to see the face of a much-desired baby; in the case of a teacher,...