The University of La Laguna will study the characterization of target genes and the cellular function of miRNAs as potential markers of embryonic quality, as well as their implication in the regulation of embryo development, thanks to a grant for applied R&D projects promoted by the Ministry of Universities, Science and Innovation and Culture (CUCIC), through the Canary Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI).
The project is justified within the health modality of RIS3 by addressing a problem of health relevance such as infertility and the current limitations of assisted reproduction techniques, which can involve health risks.
More and more people are resorting to assisted reproduction techniques to achieve pregnancy. Almost 12% of the children born last year did so thanks to these techniques, offered by both private centers and the public health system.
In this context, the project presents a relevant socioeconomic impact for the Canary Islands by contributing to improving the effectiveness of assisted reproduction techniques, whose demand has increased in recent years, and to optimize embryonic selection processes.
The granted subsidy amounts to 136,500 euros and will allow this research to be undertaken, which obtained a score of 75.31 points in the scientific and technical evaluation of the call.
The initiative is part of the 17 projects financed in the latest regional call for applied R&D, endowed with more than 2.5 million euros, and has co-financing from the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the framework of the ERDF Canary Islands Program 2021-2027.
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