The University of Massachusetts Amherst

A Novel Treatment Facilitates Blastocyst Hatching

LEAD INVENTOR:
Jesse Mager, Ph.D.
 
PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES

  • •​​​​​​​Additive for human embryo culture

 
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

  • Enhance blastocyst hatching
  • Does not induce thermal or mechanical damage as in laser-mediated assisted hatching

 
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
The inventors have described additives that enhance hatching in mouse and human embryos. This novel method can safely increase the efficiency of assisted reproduction as well as reducing the number of “unused” embryos that are produced and ultimately frozen indefinitely.
ABOUT THE INVENTOR
Prof. Jesse Mager is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Mager lab focuses on characterizing mutant mice generated by the Knock-out Mouse Consortium (KOMP2) as part of the international effort to functionally annotate the mammalian genome.

AVAILABILITY:
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
DOCKET:
UMA 24-021
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PATENT STATUS:
Patent Pending
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Contact:
Nikki Hoang
Licensing Officer
University of Massachusetts
nikkihoang@research.umass.edu
Inventor(s):
Jesse Mager
Xinjian He
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