The Czech Academy of Sciences responds to the fertility crisis: a new ART program connects cutting-edge research with practice
02. 04. 2025
Since January 2025, the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IAPG) has been coordinating an ambitious research program, ART – The Future of Assisted Reproduction, which bridges cutting-edge academic research with clinical practice in the field of assisted reproduction.
Declining birth rates and decreasing fertility are among the most pressing challenges of our time. The Czech Republic, like most developed countries, faces a demographic imbalance that may significantly affect both the economy and the stability of society in the future. In response to this trend, the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has launched a new research program, ART – The Future of Assisted Reproduction, funded within the AV21 Strategy. The program connects leading academic research institutes and universities with reproductive medicine clinics to seek innovative solutions in assisted reproduction.
The ART program represents a key step toward a sustainable future for reproductive medicine and infertility treatment. More information is available in the attached video interview (press release) or at strategie.avcr.cz/programy/art-budoucnosti.
Time-lapse imaging of mammalian oocyte division, chromosomes are stained red and the division spindle is stained green (Photo: M. Anger).
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