Artificial Intelligence to boost chances of IVF success

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence technology is being used by an Aussie startup to help select the healthiest embryos for use in IVF treatments. Life Whisperer is based in South Australia and uses a combination of computer vision, human analysis and machine learning techniques to identify healthy embryos for implantation. The non-invasive embryo selection technique applies key algorithms that recognise important information, including morphological features, to grade embryo quality. The company is looking to identify a commercial partner to conduct the next validation phase of its technology. Co-founder and Managing Director Dr Michelle Perugini said machine learning meant the system could efficiently study "tens of thousands" of retrospective cases and build a portfolio of information.