01 Oct 2015|Noida | J3 Block
“India needs specialized embryologists to help with fertility issues” avers Dr. M Gouri, Medical Director, RIDGE IVF Pvt. Ltd during MoU signing at Amity University
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To bridge an academia-industry linkage in reproductive medicine, Amity University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RIDGE IVF Pvt Ltd. at University Campus , Sector 125, Noida.
The MoU was signed by Ms. Rashmi Bhanot, CEO, Ridge IVF Pvt. Ltd. and Prof.(Dr.) Balvinder Shukla, Vice-Chancellor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Dr. Chander Prakash, Managing Director; Dr. M Gouri, Medical Director, RIDGE IVF Pvt. Ltd; Dr. Geeta Goswami , Senior Director , RIDGE IVF Pvt. Ltd; Dr. W Selvamurthy, President( Amity Science, Technology &Innovation Foundation) and other distinguished scientists from Amity University
The broad areas of cooperation covered in the MoU would be the researches on effects of environmental pollutants on female/male infertility, Effect of oxidative stress on survival of ex situ-fertilized embryos and their success in IVF, Development of biomarkers for genetic stability of fresh ex situ-fertilized embryos and following cryopreservation, Availability of cryo-preserved human embryos for research and Meta-analysis of existing clinical data available with Ridge IVF.Also, courses will be conducted in Clinical Embryology at Amity University with active collaboration with Ridge IVF clinic. Internship as well as clinical data analysis, training for students pursuing Masters in Public Health at Amity University will also be provided.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Chander Prakash said “Infertility is growing at alarming rate amongst couples due to various reasons which has resulted in need of more fertility experts. In order to provide better and effective treatment from the disease, extensive research plays an important role which can only be possible through academic-industry linkage.” He apprised that genetics has a vital role to play in life sciences and it is linked with everything including the understanding of diseases in humans. Dr. Prakash opined that with the scientific advancements there is a great demand for medical geneticists providing ample career opportunity.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. M Gouri said that the IVF industry in India is on a growth path. However, the industry lacks the required number of reproductive specialists as not many institutes in India provide the specialized degree courses. She outlined that Clinician and Embryologists are the two main persons for the IVF procedure and due to the paucity of skilled IVF specialists and embryologists in India, hence such collaboration between IVF specialized centers and educational institutions will help meet the growing demand.
Sharing his views on Infertility, Dr. Balvinder Shukla said that Infertility is growing at an alarming pace, especially in metro cities. Highlighting the causes, she added that hormonal imbalance, problem in reproductive system, pollution,lifestyle choices, delay in pregnancy, illness etc are few major causes of infertility. She stressed that the MoU between two leading institutions will lead to strong Academic and Research collaboration which will aid in finding new and effective treatments for fertility.