Taipei fertility centre deploys AI embryo scoring to tackle implantation failures

One in six people globally is affected by infertility.

Taipei Fertility Centre (TFC) has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) scoring system, aiming to help infertile couples end the ordeal of repeated implantation failure.

The AI-assisted assessment iDAScore version 2.0 system analyses time-lapse imaging of the full embryo culture process, and the system automatically generates a developmental potential score ranging from 1.0 to 9.9.

According to the World Health Organisation, one in six people globally is affected by infertility.

TFC said that this model can help clinical teams identify high-quality, chromosomally normal embryos — improving selection accuracy by up to 24%.

Beyond AI embryo assessment, TFC has also developed Maternal Spindle Transfer technology, which aims to reduce the risk of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA transmission to the next generation.

However, this type of technology involves highly specialised clinical evaluation, ethical considerations, and regulatory requirements that vary by jurisdiction, and must be applied with careful attention to individual case profiles and applicable regulations.

On the treatment planning front, TFC Deputy Director Dr Jason Yen-Ping Ho has introduced the Progestin-Primed Ovarian Stimulation (PPOS) protocol, which may reduce the physical and emotional burden of in vitro fertilisation.