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Diapause-mediated cattle embryo storage
Embryo transfer is a key enabling technology in the farming industry, playing an essential role in expanding genetic improvement and its associated economic and environmental benefits. The procedure requires estrous synchronized r... Embryo transfer is a key enabling technology in the farming industry, playing an essential role in expanding genetic improvement and its associated economic and environmental benefits. The procedure requires estrous synchronized recipient animals, which are often not available at the same time and location than the embryos. The only solution available to circumvent this problem is to arrest embryo development by cryopreservation, a technique that allows embryo storage but reduces embryo viability and requires time, training and specialized equipment. Diapause is the natural way to temporarily arrest embryo development and it could provide an alternative means to store embryos before transfer. In this project we will employ an advanced embryo culture system developed by the project StG-757886-ELONGAN -able to sustain embryo development beyond blastocyst hatching- as a platform to test different media modifications to induce diapause in bovine embryos. The development of a diapause-inducing medium will constitute a better solution than cryopreservation, as it avoids the mechanical damage and exposure to cryoprotectants, circumvents the need of special equipment, and provides a faster and easier to learn protocol to store embryos. ver más
31/08/2025
CSIC
150K€
Perfil tecnológico estimado
Duración del proyecto: 18 meses Fecha Inicio: 2024-02-06
Fecha Fin: 2025-08-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2024-02-06
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ERC-2023-POC: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS
Cerrada hace 1 año
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 150K€
Líder del proyecto
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGA... No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 2-3 552M