Pierre Vanderzwalmen, M.Sc.

Pierre Vanderzwalmen (Engineer in Biochemistry and biotechnology science - Brussel, degree of master in biology of reproduction - Paris) is currently working as scientific coordinator at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology of Professor Zech in Bregenz (Austria) and of Professor Lejeune in CHIREC in Brussel (Belgium)

He began his work in the field of embryology in 1978 in the Liege veterinary school and studied together with Dr Massip the development of bovine embryos using cinematographic analysis and set up micromanipulation techniques for nuclear transfer. His research interests have focused on cryopreservation and he obtained in 1985 the first mice and calves after morulae and blastocysts vitrification .

He moved to human IVF in 1989 in the unit of Prof Schoysman in Brussel and obtained in 1993 the first baby after ICSI with testicular sperm. His field of interests include ICSI with immature spermatozoa, in vitro-culture to the blastocyst stage, ICSI after selection of spermatozoa at very high magnification and analyse different factors that influence the surival of vitrifed human blastocyst.