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Programme

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Friday 24 October 2025

09:30 - 10:30
Session 4: Vitrification optimization: timing and role of AI
Chairs
Enrica Bianchi, Italy
Claudia Massarotti, Italy
09:30 - 09:50
Embryo vitrification timing: from zygotes to slow growing blastocysts
Mónica Marques, Portugal
09:50 - 10:00
Discussion
10:00 - 10:20
Embryo and oocyte quality threshold for vitrification: could ai help? 
Amy Barrie, United Kingdom
10:20 - 10:30
Discussion

10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00
Session 5: Vitrification governance: storage limits and KPIs
Chairs
Amy Barrie, United Kingdom
Gemma Arroyo Cardona, Spain
11:00 - 11:20
Vitrification duration: does longer cryostorage compromise outcomes? 
Sofia Makieva, Italy
11:20 - 11:30
Discussion
11:30 - 11:50
From benchwork to benchmarks: cryomanagment and KPI's 
Ana Cobo, Spain
11:50 - 12:00
Discussion 

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break

13:00 - 14:00
Session 6: The dawn of a frost-free era: Redefining gamete preservation with advanced technologies
Chairs
Andreas Schallmoser, Germany
Sofia Makieva, Italy
13:00 - 13:20
Dry male gametes work fine; drying the female one is challenging, or simply impossible?
Pasqualino Loi, Italy
13:20 - 13:30
Discussion 
13:30 - 13:50
Rapid and universal vitrification and warming protocol for oocytes and embryos: a reality? 
Miguel Gallardo, Portugal
13:50 - 14:00
Discussion 

14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break

14:30 - 17:00
Session 7: Vitrification hands-on workshop