Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

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The HFEA is the UK's independent regulator overseeing the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research.

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United Kingdom, England, London

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51-200

Founded date

1991

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Jul 7, 2026	Frozen Embryo Transfer Overtakes Fresh IVF in Europe; Record Volume Hides Cost Gap	By Mike Gonzales Published: Jul 07 2026, 1:32 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Jun 26, 2026	Human Embryo Research Landmark: Base Editing Reveals NANOG as the Gene That Builds Every Tissue	By Scott McCain Published: Jun 26 2026, 1:20 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Nov 11, 2025	Gamow Tech’s Non-Invasive AI Solution Transforms Assisted Reproduction, Backed by ZAS Ventures	Dutch-Ukrainian biotech Gamow Tech raised an undisclosed Seed round from Ukrainian ZAS Ventures The startup develops AI-powered, non-invasive imaging to assess oocyte viability for IVF clinics ReSpindle, the company’s flagship product, anal...
Jul 23, 2025	Swipe for baby: Behind the app hoping to revolutionise fertility treatments	How much would you pay for a vial of sperm? It’s something not many people have to consider, but this question of cost is just one of the issues at the heart of the donation industry. In the UK, donors cannot be paid more than £45 per donat...
Nov 10, 2023	India, China lead the AI fertility treatment race	Source: SmartCompany article-article-body From robotic nannies for embryos to algorithms that determine the prime time for conception, AI is changing how we make babies. In late 2021, Chinese scientists crafted AI systems or robotic nannies...
Jul 5, 2023	People are having babies later and fertility rates are down. Venture capitalists see an opportunity in these 10 reproductive tech startups.	Apryl cofounders Jenny Saft and Tobias Kaufhold. Apryl This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Fertility rates are declining, with those trying for children often needing access t...
May 9, 2023	IVF Procedure Successfully Creates First UK Baby With DNA From 3 People	John Lopez, Tech Times 09 May 2023, 03:05 pm A groundbreaking IVF procedure known as mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) has led to the birth of the first UK baby created with DNA from three people, The Guardian reports. What is MDT? MDT...
Feb 27, 2023	Donor Kids May Contact Biological Parents Before 18 Under UK's Proposed Legal Reforms	Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 27 February 2023, 10:02 pm Children through sperm or egg donation will not have to wait until they become 18 years old to contact their biological parents, according to proposed legal reforms in the UK, reported f...
Aug 24, 2022	Peter Thiel-backed TMRW wants to revolutionize the egg-freezing industry. We visited the startup's new London HQ to experience its tech first hand. Expanding during a downturn	TMRW's technology was deployed in its London office. TMRW This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now TMRW Life Sciences, an egg-freezing startup backed by Peter Thiel, has...
Jul 27, 2022	Elon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction?	Vitro Fertilization. IVF and Human fetus with DNA strand. 3d illustration getty
Jul 14, 2022	Y Combinator-Backed Lilia Launches A More Convenient And Affordable Egg Freezing Offering Built For The Millennial Women	While a woman’s age at thaw has relatively little impact on a woman’s chances of success, the age at ... [+] freeze does, according to the U.K.'s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority getty
Mar 4, 2022	IVF add-ons: why you should be cautious of these expensive procedures if you’re trying to conceive	While in-vitro fertilisation has significantly improved the chances of helping people with fertility problems start a family, it’s still only successful around 24% of the time. This is why some people trying to conceive via IVF may decide t...
Mar 17, 2021	Acceleware Announces $5 Million in New Funding from Alberta Innovates for Marwayne RF XL Pilot	CALGARY, Alberta, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acceleware® Ltd. (“Acceleware” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AXE), a leading developer of technologies targeting low-cost and clean extraction of heavy oil and bitumen, is pleased to announce ...
Mar 3, 2021	Austrian femtech startup breathe ilo raises €3 million to grow its CO2-based fertility tracking device in the UK	Just six months after launching in the UK, Austrian femtech pioneer breathe ilo announces a €3 million funding round to invest further into the market. Breathe ilo, which is one of the world’s first CO2-based fertility tracking devices, pla...
Mar 2, 2021	eGenesis Announces $125 Million Series C Financing	CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eGenesis, a gene-editing and genome-engineering company developing human-compatible organs, tissues, and cells, today announced the successful completion of a $125 million Series C financ...
Nov 2, 2020	Employee Benefits Platform Fertifa Raises $1.3 Million To Deliver Next-Generation Digital Fertility Care	The need for companies to support their employees' health is greater than evergetty
May 7, 2020	New hope for those with baby dreams	New hope for those with baby dreams 07-05-2020 Bourn Hall offers virtual IVF consultations to fast-track fertility treatment once it reopens its clinics in Cambridge, Wickford and Norwich. Putting IVF treatment on hold has been devastating ...
Nov 5, 2019	From assisted hatching to embryo glue, most IVF ‘add-ons’ rest on shaky science, studies find	By the time Sarah Chamberlin’s fertility doctor declared her genes “incompatible” with her husband’s and said the clash might be preventing her from having children, she’d had five rounds of artificial insemination and two cycles of in vitr...
Feb 12, 2019	Embryo editing for higher IQ is a fantasy. Embryo profiling for it is almost here	When He Jiankui announced that he had “edited” two embryos in hopes of ensuring they would become immune to the virus that causes AIDS, he also announced his opposition to using the same gene-editing technologies to enhance children’s IQs. ...
Dec 12, 2018	Tokopedia is making it official, announces $1.1 billion funding round	When large funding rounds are in the works, information tends to seep out ahead of time. Today, Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia presents its own version of the story, confirming the latest investment was led by SoftBank’s Vision fund ...
Oct 9, 2015	The public must speak up about gene editing – beyond embryo modification	The public must speak up about gene editing – beyond embryo modification 09-10-2015 Lara Marks (University of Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science) and Silvia Camporesi (King's College London) discuss the genetic modifi...
Jan 25, 2006	Bourn Hall announces its best ever take-home-baby rates and a renewed focus on fertility r...	Bourn Hall announces its best ever take-home-baby rates and a renewed focus on fertility r... 25-01-2006 The management team of Bourn Hall Limited has announced that ownership of Bourn Hall Clinic - the world's first in-vitro fertilisation ...

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FAQ about Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

When was Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority founded?

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority was founded in 1991.

What has the press written about Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority?

Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, among them “Frozen Embryo Transfer Overtakes Fresh IVF in Europe; Record Volume Hides Cost Gap” (Jul 7, 2026) and “Human Embryo Research Landmark: Base Editing Reveals NANOG as the Gene That Builds Every Tissue” (Jun 26, 2026).

Is Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority still active?

Yes, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 24, 2026.