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On September 18, Willem Ombelet joined the annual ARCS* meeting in Birmingham for a lively debate on “Are we over-engineering reproduction?”

The discussion brought together exciting advances in reproductive medicine—from artificial intelligence and gene editing to fully automated IVF laboratories—while raising an important question: Will these innovations also help make IVF accessible to people in resource-poor countries? The conversation highlighted the continuing importance of simple, affordable IVF solutions. Encouragingly, the debate ended with strong support for greater investment in these accessible approach

Sep 18

A recent Insight paper by Onofre and colleagues from the World Health Organization (WHO), published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health, highlights the potential of simplified incub

We welcome this growing attention to simpler and more affordable IVF. At the same time, the article overlooks important evidence already available from The Walking Egg (TWE) Simplified IVF System. More than 650 oocyte retrieval cycles have been reported in independent publications, including research on perinatal safety and proof-of-concept implementation in low-resource settings in Africa. An important strength of the TWE approach is its closed culture system. Embryo develop

Sep 14

Opinion paper in HR Open

A Walking Egg's response to an editorial in The Lancet Global Health, which asks why the call to give adequate attention to the issue of infertility in developing countries has not been realised almost 15 years later. Since its publication in March 2025, this paper has already been read more than 4,000 times with almost 900 PdF downloads.

Sep 9