Embryo Donation for Research Options
ReproTech, Ltd., strives to provide our clients with disposition options which both meet the clients' desires as well as providing opportunities for the advancement of science.
There are many factors which must be evaluated when donation for research is considered. While embryonic stem cell research is likely to be in a growth phase over the next several years, due to the likely increase of federal funding, many of the specific requirements for eligibility of the embryos (mainly having to do with how the embryos were created) will remain in place, and thus limit or deny the use of some embryos for stem cell research. Currently, when the embryos were created with an anonymous gamete donor, we are only able to facilitate those embryo donations with Stanford Biobank. In almost all cases, patients wishing to donate their embryos for research will be required to complete specific consent forms approved by the Institutional Review Board of each research facility.
RTL is happy to provide several alternatives for research. RTL has established relationships with programs across the US which are involved in many different types of research, from basic laboratory research to genomics research to stem cell research. RTL has pre-screened these programs for the essential requirements for performing embryonic research. Please use the links below to learn more about the various research programs.
Embryonic Research options:
RTL requires documentation of final disposition, including notarized signatures of our patients. When you are ready to make a donation of your embryos, or if you just have questions, please contact us and we would be happy to explain the process.