AiVF, which specializes in AI technology for the IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) treatment process, has received regulatory approval of the for its EMA™ platform in the UK. The approval enables AiVF to launch marketing and sales efforts in the UK, one of the largest IVF markets in Europe. The news follows AiVF’s announcement in April that it has received a CE Mark for use of EMA™, in IVF labs in Europe.
The algorithm at the heart of AiVF’s EMA™ platform, combines AI-based machine learning and computer vision to improve embryos’ implantation success rates. AiVF’s non-invasive PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy) results can predict, without the need for a biopsy, whether a given embryo is genetically suitable for transfer.
Estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that between 48 million couples and 186 million individuals live with infertility globally. Many of these couples are opting for IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) treatments, where most of them typically see success rates of 20-35% per cycle, but the likelihood of getting pregnant decreases with each successive round, while the cost and the agony increase.
According to its own research, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority reports that in in the UK, in 2018 alone, around 54,000 patients had 68,724 fresh and frozen in-vitro fertilisation cycles in addition to 5,651 donor insemination cycles at HFEA licensed fertility clinics. Moreover, a recent report by Allied Market Research valued the UK IVF market at $514 million in 2018 and estimated that it would nearly double to $928 million by 2026. This translates into a CAGR of 7.6% over the period.
