ASPIRE 2026 Scientific Programme

7-10 May 2026, Beijing, China
Venue
Time
Plenary Hall A
(Level 4)
309AB
(Level 3)
311AB
(Level 3)
Function Hall AB
(Level 1)
306AB
(Level 3)
307AB
(Level 3)
308
(Level 3)
Theatrette, Exhibition Hall ASPIRE Booth
0800-0830
Opening and Award Ceremony
               
0830-0900
Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture
Chairs:
Haroon Latif (Lahore)
Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Taipei)
The Art of ART
Luca Gianaroli (Bologna)
               
0900-0945
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
This Coffee-break is sponsored by CooperSurgical.
CooperSurgical
Rapid Fire Presentations Session 1
(0910-0935)
Presentations # (6)
#1327 (Male Fertility)
#1321 (Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells)
#691 (Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells)
#732 (Uterine Disorders and Endometriosis)
#910 (Uterine Disorders and Endometriosis)
#537 (Counselling, Ethics and Psychosocial)
ASPIRE SIG Connect
(0900-0920)
Fertility Preservation
(0920-0940)
Artificial Intelligence
0945-1010
Keynote Lecture 1
Chairs:
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)
Virgilio Novero (Manila)
Types of Meta-Analysis: What They Do and Don’t Teach Us in Reproductive Medicine
Ben Mol (Melbourne)
           
Company Presentation by Sapyen
(1000-1030)

Introducing Sapyen - Making Male Fertility Testing More Accessible
Joel Ho (Melbourne)
Devora Lieberman (Sydney)

 
1015-1145
Company Symposium 1 - Merck Pte. Ltd
The Fabric of Fertility: Threads That Define Reproductive Success
Chairs: Rong Li (Beijing)

The Essential Thread: LH in Follicle Development
Livio Casarini (Modena)

Weaving Development: Oocyte Competence and Embryo Development
Marcos Meseguer (Valencia)

The Right Thread at the Right Time: Optimizing ART Outcomes for all Patients
Human Fatemi (Abu Dhabi)

Concurrent Session 1
Microbiome in Reproduction
Chairs:
Robert Lahoud (Sydney)
Surveen Ghumman (New Delhi)

Assessment of Microbiota: Host Interactions and Their Role in Shaping Women’s Reproductive Health
David MacIntyre (Adelaide)

Gut Dysbiosis and PCOS
Mei-Jou Chen (Taipei)

Miscarriage and Microbiome
Jing Yang (Beijing)

Concurrent Session 2
Beyond the Bench: Developing the Next Generation of Embryology Leaders
Chairs:
Sweelian Liow (Singapore)
Kenji Ezoe (Tokyo)

ASPIRE Embryologist Certification: Building a Regional Standard
Keshav Malhotra (Agra)

Developing Embryology Careers and Leadership Pathways
Arthur Chang (San Antonio)

Professional by Practice: The New Gold Standard for Embryologist
Dean Morbeck (Sydney)

Concurrent Session 3
Cross Border Care
Chairs:
Jaideep Malhotra (Agra)
Rubina Sohail (Lahore)

Gestational Carriage Statement
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)

Current Situation in Asia Pacific
Kamthorn Pruksananonda (Bangkok)

The Implications of Restricted Access to Donors Identifying Information
Sonja Goedeke (Auckland)

Free Communication 1
Shortlisted Prize Presentations: Session 1
Chairs:
Robert Norman (Adelaide)
Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)

Impact of Sleep Quality on Early Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Prospective Cohort Study (#612)
Yaoxiang Lin (Hangzhou)

Optimizing Healthy Baby Rates in Women of Advanced Maternal Age: A Target Trial Emulation Study Comparing Elective Single Versus Double Embryo Transfer (#617)
Zhilong Wang (Nanjing)

Lotus: Automating IVF Lab KPIs From Embryo Morphokinetics (#1055)
Nicholas Knowlton (Auckland)

Endometrial Micro/Nano Plastics and Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion: Evidence from a Population Study and Comprehensive Risk Assessment Using the TRAEC Framework (#1024)
Yongyan Chen (Beijing)

Fertility, Feeds, and False Facts: Understanding the Dual Role of Social Media as Support and Misinformation Source in Assisted Reproduction (#961)
James Henshaw (Sydney)

Judging Panel
Padma Rekha Jirge
Madhuri Patil
Tin-Chiu Li
Yutaka Osuga
Virgilio Novero

Free Communication 2
Presentation theme: Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells
Chairs:
Pravin Peraba (Malacca)
Rashida Begum (Dhaka)

Presentations # (8)
#110
#468
#476
#532
#881
#1020
#1128
#1260

Free Communication 3
Presentation theme: Male Fertility
Chairs:
Trinh The Son (Hanoi)
Shyam Nandan Gupta (Varanasi)

Presentations # (9)
#50
#552
#742
#744
#766
#938
#1187
#1344
#1372

 
1145-1315
Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Company Lunch Symposium 2 - Jabrehoo
Microbiota Solutions for Reproductive Health
(1145-1245)

The Application Value and Clinical Practice of Endometrial Microbiota Analysis and Detection in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Yang Shuo (Beijing)

Endometrial Dysbiosis as a Sign of an Unfavorable Intrauterine Environment
Daiki Hiratsuka (Tokyo)

Company Lunch Symposium 3 - Vitrolife Group
Advancing IVF Outcomes for Advanced Maternal Age: Challenges, Innovations, and Clinical Experience
(1145-1245)
Chair: Cecilia Sjoblom (Sydney)

Enhancing Oocyte Retrieval for Advanced Maternal Age
Devora Lieberman

Optimizing Embryo Development for Older Patients: Clinical Experience with Advanced Culture Media and Time-Lapse Analysis
Eliza Curnow

Improving Implantation Success in Advanced Maternal Age: The Role of EmbryoGlue in Evidence-Based Practice
Daniel Morgan (Nerang)

 
Country Session - Korea
(1145-1245)
Challenges in ART:
Strategies to Optimize Outcomes
(This session will be conducted in Korean language)
Chairs:
Kyungjoo Hwang (Suwon)
Jin Yeong Kim (Seoul)

Individualized Stimulation Strategies in Poor Responders
Se Jeong Kim (Seoul)

Strategies to Improve ART Outcomes in Advanced Maternal Age
Dongsoo Park (Daegu)

Management of Recurrent Implantation Failure
Eunjeong Jang (Anyang)

Panel Discussion:
Juhee Park (Seoul)
Minyoup Choi (Gwangju)
Hyun Joo Lee (Busan)
Ji Young Choi (Seoul)

   
Rapid Fire Presentations Session 2
Shortlisted Prize Poster Presentations:
(1150-1230)
 

Cell Adhesion Molecule Dysregulation in Cumulus Cells Associates With Embryonic Developmental Arrest (#502)
Ling-Yu Yeh (New Taipei City)

Psychological Impact After First IVF Failure: Role of Post-result Counselling (#1273)
Jambula Viswaja (Hyderabad)

BDNF Secreted by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorates Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Dysfunction in Aged Mouse Oocytes by Activating the PI3K/Akt Pathway (#1299)
Xin Mi (Jinan)

Higher Scores Is Associated with Euploidy in Day 3 Hatching PGT-A Embryo Analyzed with iDAScore V2.0 System (#841)
Jenny Liao (Taipei)

The Role of BMAL1 in Embryo Implantation: Regulation of Integrin-Dependent Endometrial Cell Adhesion and Migration (#165)
Yidan Dai (Tokyo)

TIGIT Dysfunction in Uterine NK Cells Predisposes to Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (#627)
Miaoxian Ou (Guangzhou)

Melatonin Rescues Meiotic Failure in Mouse Oocytes Caused by Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Cetylpyridinium Chloride (#1183)
Xu Yan (Hefei)

Co Pharmacotherapy for Fertility Preservationcorm-2 Protects Against Cyclophosphamide-Induced Premature Ovarian Insufficiency in Mice (#845)
Yanfeng Yang (Seoul)

Riboflavin Metabolic Dysfunction Disrupts Circadian Rhythm via Cry Destabilization: A Novel Mechanism for Diminished Ovarian Reserve (#486)
Yao Peng (Nanjing)

Phase-Specific Detection of Endometrial Polyps Using IETA-Based Serial Transvaginal Ultrasound in Infertile Women (#757)
Je yeon Lee (Seoul)

ASPIRE SIG Connect
(1150-1210)
Psychology and Counselling
(1220-1240)
Reproductive Nurses
(1250-1310)
Reproductive Surgery
Company Presentation by Gensci | Genediva
(1245 - 1315)

Overview of Genediva's IVF Product Portfolio
Ri-Cheng Chian (Montreal) and Chen Zhang (Shanghai)

1315-1340
Keynote Lecture 2
Chairs:
Neil Johnson (Auckland)
Achmad Kemal Harzif (Jakarta)

Microbiota in Endocrine Disorders
Jie Qiao (Beijing)

               
1345-1515
Company Symposium 4 - Abbott
Shaping the ART Masterpiece: Where Stories Begin with Dydrogesterone
Chairs:
Rong Li (Beijing)
Ben Mol (Melbourne)

The Foundation of Every Masterpiece: Efficacy of Dydrogesterone Across Evolving ART Protocols
George Griesinger (Lübeck)

The ART of Protection: Safety as the Silent Brushstroke Behind Every Story
Rui Yang (Beijing)

Finishing Touches Matter: Assuring Seamless ART Experience Through Patient-Centered Convenience
Zeev Shoham (Jerusalem)

Concurrent Session 4
Male Reproductive Health 2026
Chairs:
Trinh The Son (Hanoi)
Khaleeq Rehman (Lahore)

Seminal Analysis and How It Has Changed Over Time
Nusrat Mahmud (Dhaka)

Antioxidants in Male Infertility: Evidence, Myths, and Clinical Practice
Ashok Agarwal (Moreland Hills)

Weight and Metabolic Factor in Male Infertility and Its Impact on Sperm and Offspring
Hussein Kandil (Abu Dhabi)

Concurrent Session 5
Cellular and Sub-cellular Mechanisms in Embryo Development
Chairs:
Arthur Chang (San Antonio)
Nishad Chimote (Nagpur)

The Case for Editing the Human Germline
Paula Amato (Portland)

Comparative Proteomic Landscapes Elucidate Human Preimplantation Development and Failure
Zhen Liu (Beijing)

Analysis of the Blastocyst Implantation Process Using a Novel In Vitro Model
Takenobu Nii (Fukuoka)

Concurrent Session 6
Supporting Patients to Navigate Their Fertility Journeys
Chairs:
Rebecca Moore (Brisbane)
Crystal Hui (Hong Kong)

Psychosocial Issues and Challenges in the Infertility and ART Journey: Understanding Patient Experiences
Danyuan Guo (Hong Kong)

Supporting Fertility Journeys: Evidence-Based Approaches to Psychological Care
Sonja Goedeke (Auckland)

Caring for the Whole Patient: How Health Care Professionals Can Support Psychosocial Health in Fertility Treatment
Hyun Joo Lee (Busan)

Free Communication 4
Presentation theme: Fertility Preservation
Chairs:
Kate Stern (Melbourne)
Jacqueline Chung (Hong Kong)

Presentations # (8)
#560
#675
#1065
#1070
#1172
#1369
#1398
#1428

Free Communication 5
Presentation themes: Endocrinology, Clinical Endocrinology, Laboratory
Chairs:
Kyong Wook Yi (Seoul)
Huiyu Xu (Guangzhou)

Presentations # (7)
Endocrinology, Clinical
#116
#278
#922
#1306

Endocrinology, Laboratory
#282
#329
#946

Free Communication 6
Presentation themes: Ovary and Ovarian Biology PCOS
Chairs:
Miyuki Harada (Tokyo)
Jason Ho (Taipei)

Presentations # (8)
Ovary and Ovarian Biology
#430
#454
#490
#645
#818
#1125

PCOS
#119
#185

Company Presentation by HerAnova Lifesciences
(1400-1430)

Laboratory Validation and Clinical Efficacy of a Blood-Based Multiomic Diagnostic (HerResolve) for Endometriosis
Farideh Z. Bischoff (Massachusetts)

Company Presentation by HerAnova Lifesciences
(1445-1515)

Capacitation In Vitro Maturation (CAPA-IVM): FACTS and FICTION
Johan E.J. Smitz (Brussels)

1515-1600
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
This Coffee-break is sponsored by Cryo Bio System
Cryo Bio System
F&R Reviewer's Training Workshop
(1515-1600)
Chair:
Padma Rekha Jirge (Kolhapur)

Using the Editorial Platform – A Reviewer’s POV
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)

Essentials of a Good Review (For an Original Article and a Review Article), an Editorial Perspective
Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)

Panel discussion
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)
Neil Johnson (Auckland)
Madhuri Patil (Bangalore)
Eileen Manalo (Manila)

Q&A Open Forum

ASPIRE SIG Connect
(1520-1540)
Endometrium & Implantation
(1540-1600)
Embryology
1600-1730
Concurrent Session 7
Conservative Treatments for Women with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis?
Chairs:
Fahmida Rashid (Chattogram)
Angela Aguilar (Manila)

Psychoeducation Interventions on Reducing Pain, Anxiety and Depression and QOL in Women with Endometriosis
Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan (Petaling Jaya)

Conservative Surgery vs Nonsurgical Modalities for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Chih-Feng Yen (Taoyuan)

Expectant Management vs ART in Endometriosis
Mukhri Hamdan (Kuala Lumpur)

Concurrent Session 8
Endometrial Health including Chronic Endometritis and Microbiome
Chairs:
Anna Smirnova (Moscow)
Andrew Murray (Auckland)

Endometrial Microbiome
Han Zhao (Jinan)

Abnormalities in the Relationship Between the Uterine Microbiome and Endometritis
Yasushi Hirota (Tokyo)

Using Intrauterine Infusions to Treat Chronic Endometritis
Vyacheslav Lokshin (Almaty)

Concurrent Session 9
Learning from Near-Miss Episodes
Chairs:
Tin-Chiu Li (Hong Kong)
Neil Johnson (Auckland)

The Nurses’ Role and Real-Life Experience of Near-Miss
Rebecca Moore (Brisbane)

An Embryologist’s Approach to Near-Miss
Dean Morbeck (Sydney)

Medical Directive's Approach to Near-Miss in ART
Luca Gianaroli (Bologna)

Panel Discussion – Lesson Learnt Case Reflection from the Fertility Team
Rebecca Moore (Brisbane)
Luca Gianaroli (Bologna)
Dean Morbeck (Sydney)
Jessica Spencer (Atlanta)

Company Symposium 5 - Organon
Bridging Eras: The Legacy and Future of Gonadotropins and GnRH Antagonist Protocols in China
Chair:
Linli Hu (Zhengzhou)

Paving The Way: The Journey from the GnRH Agonist Protocol to the GnRH Antagonist Protocol Along the Silk Road
Rui Yang (Beijing)

 

History Shaping the Future; The Emerging Novel Protocols in a New Era of Ovarian Stimulation
Dominic Stoop (Ghent)

Free Communication 7
Presentation themes: ART, Laboratory Embryology
Chairs:
Sweelian Liow (Singapore)
Kenji Ezoe (Tokyo)

Presentations # (8)
ART, Laboratory
#418
#522
#809
#1006
#1295
#1384

Embryology
#503
#1059

Free Communication 8
Presentation theme: Preimplantation Screening and Diagnosis
Chairs:
Louise Hull (Adelaide)
Mohd Faizal (Kuala Lumpur)

Presentations # (8) #81
#704
#728
#929
#992
#1095
#1366
#1480

Free Communication 9
Presentation themes: Fertility Preservation Fertility Infertility PCOS
Chairs:
Miyuki Harada (Tokyo)
Jacqueline Chung (Hong Kong)

Presentations # (8) Fertility Preservation
#822
#878

Fertility Infertility
#686
#696
#767
#812

PCOS
#416
#507

Company Presentation by BASECARE 贝康医疗 & Genea BIOMEDX
(1630-1700)

AI in the IVF Lab; The Precision Era
Marcos Meseguer (Valencia)

 
1730-1900  
Concurrent Session 10
Fertility Preservation in the Female and After Breast Cancer
Chairs:
Kate Stern (Melbourne)
Hyun Joo Lee (Busan)

Updates in Fertility Preservation
Ana Cobo (Valencia)

Experience of Ovarian Cortex Transplantation
Yan Jie (Beijing)

Pregnancy After Breast Cancer and Fertility Implications of Immunomodulant Treatment
Wanda Cui (Melbourne)

Concurrent Session 11
Changing Patients, Changing Practices – The New Era of Fertility Care
Chairs:
Somjate Manipalviratn (Bangkok)
Rohina Gul (Lahore)

The Other “Half” - Understanding and Supporting Male Infertility
William Huang (Yilan)

The Warming World’s Impact on Human Reproduction
Nusrat Mahmud (Dhaka)

Stigma Around in Vitro Fertilisation in Pakistan
Nighat Ali Shah (Karachi)

Concurrent Session (ARS) 12
Mini Debate (1730 - 1810)
PRP in the Ovaries
(Interactive Polling Session)
Chairs:
Kyungjoo Hwang (Seoul)
Jaideep Malhotra (Agra)

Motion (For):
Sunita Tandulwadkar (Pune)

Motion (Against):
Ben Mol (Melbourne)

<10mins break>

Concurrent Session (ARS) 13
Mini Debate (1820 - 1900)
PRP in the Treatment of Thin Endometrium
(Interactive Polling Session)
Chairs:
Kyungjoo Hwang (Seoul)
Robert Norman (Adelaide)

Motion (For):
Neil Johnson (Auckland)

Motion (Against):
Narendra Malhotra (Agra)

Free Communication 10
Presentation themes: ART, Laboratory Embryology ART, Basic Research
Chairs:
Manisha Vajpeyee (Udaipur)
Tammy Lee (Perth)

Presentations # (8)
ART, Laboratory
#545
#722
#931

Embryology
#56
#237
#1346

ART, Basic Research
#510
#721

Free Communication 11
Presentation theme: ART, Clinical
Chairs:
Zhongwei Huang (Singapore)
Keiji Kuroda (Tokyo)

Presentations # (8)
#123
#173
#208
#349
#615
#621
#1354
#1478

Free Communication 12
Presentation themes: ART, Basic Research Gynaecology and Surgery PCOS
Chairs:
Qiong Wang (Guangzhou)
Nguyen Ngoc Chien (Hanoi)

Presentations # (8)
ART, Basic Research
#896
#1047
#988

Gynaecology and Surgery
#427
#847
#1042

PCOS
#350
#377

Company Presentation by GUANGZHOU BAIYUNSHANZHONGYI PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
(1715-1745)

Evidence-Based Study on the Application of Zishen Yutai Pill in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Li Yu

 
1900-2000
Welcome Reception

Join us for an evening of conversations and connections. Grab a drink and indulge in delectable snacks as you mingle.

Venue: Exhibition Area- Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby

Venue
Time
Plenary Hall A
(Level 4)
309AB
(Level 3)
311AB
(Level 3)
Function Hall AB
(Level 1)
306AB
(Level 3)
307AB
(Level 3)
308
(Level 3)
Theatrette, Exhibition Hall ASPIRE Booth
0830-0900  
How-to Session 1
How to Know You Are Reading an Authentic Scientific Paper and Spot Scientific Fraud
Chairs:
Kanthi Bansal (Nagpur)
Fahmida Rashid (Chattogram)
Ben Mol (Melbourne)
How-to Session 2
How to Do Hysteroscopic Surgery for Intrauterine Pathology?
Chairs:
Chih-Feng Yen (Taoyuan)
Narendra Malhotra (Agra)
Sujata Kar (Bhubaneswar)
 
How-to Session 3
How to Overcome a Difficult Embryo Transfer?
Chairs:
Mila Maidarti (Jakarta)
Nares Sukcharoen (Bangkok)
Sunita Tandulwadkar (Pune)
How-to Session 4
How to Do a Fertilisation Check With Time Lapse Technology
Chairs:
Ryan Rose (Adelaide)
Keshav Malhotra (Agra)
Tammy Lee (Perth)
How-to Session 5
How Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Improve Reproductive Health and Fertility Outcomes
Chairs:
Surveen Ghumman (New Delhi)
Budi Wiweko (Jakarta)
Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)
   
0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 3
Chairs:
Rong Li (Beijing)
Jung Ryeol Lee (Seoul)

The Impact of Metabolic Risk on IVF Success Rates
Anuja Dokras (Philadelphia)

               
0925-1010
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
SUZHOU BASECARE MEDICAL DEVICE CO.,LTD
Company Presentation by Thermo Fisher Scientific
(0930-1000)

Advancing Reproductive Health: Innovation Genetic Screening Solution by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Xin Yue (Singapore)

ASPIRE SIG Connect
(0925-0945)
Reproductive Genetics
(0950-1010)
Demography and Fertility
1010-1035
Keynote Lecture 4
Chairs:
Maruf Siddiqui (Dhaka)
Achmad Kemal Harzif (Jakarta)

National Birth Cohort Study in China
ZhiBin Hu (Nanjing)

           
Company Presentation by Initial (Guangzhou) Medical Technology Co., Ltd
(1030-1100)

A Cell-Free, Peptide-Based Therapy for Endometrial Repair: Real-World Clinical Experience in 300+ Patients and Mechanistic Insights
Yan Xi (Guangzhou)

 
1040-1210
Concurrent Session 14
ASRM Session
What’s New, What Works, and What Matters in Reproductive Care
Chairs:
Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Taipei)
Yutaka Osuga (Tokyo)

In-vitro Gametogenesis: Implications for Future Fertility Care
Paula Amato (Portland)

Redefining relief: Multidisciplinary approaches to pelvic pain
Jared Robins (Birmingham)

Supplements in reproductive medicine: an evidenced based review
Jessica Spencer (Atlanta)

Company Symposium 6 - Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Precision in Practice: Redefining Progress in Modern ART
Chairs:
Rong Li (Beijing)
Jung Ryeol Lee (Seoul)

Opening Address: A Decade of Transformation in Fertility Care
Rong Li (Beijing)
Jung Ryeol Lee (Seoul)

Follitropin Delta and the Science of Precision
George Griesinger (Lübeck)

Follitropin Delta in Asian Populations: Integrating Precision Into Practice
Koji Nakagawa (Tokyo)

HP-hMG in Modern Practice
Michel De Vos (Brussels)

Optimisation in Practice: Co-creating the Future of Fertility Care
All faculty

Concurrent Session 15
Nuances of Fertilisation
Chairs:
Nishad Chimote (Nagpur)
Hyun Joo Lee (Busan)

Rejuvenation of Aged Mammalian Oocytes
Rong Li (Singapore)

When Fertilisation Fails: Investigating and Treating the Hidden Causes of Recurrent Fertilisation Failure
Lei Wang (Shanghai)

1PN, 3PN and No PN: Decoding Atypical Fertilisation Events
Tammy Lee (Perth)

Concurrent Session 16
Optimizing the Uterus for Pregnancy
Chairs:
Chung-Hsien Sun (Taoyuan)
Yousaf Latif Khan (Lahore)

Prepping the Uterus for ART: Management of Intrauterine Lesions and Their Impact on Success Rates
Dongmei Song (Beijing)

State of the ART for Isthmocele
Nguyen Ngoc Chien (Hanoi)

Approaches to Optimize Reproductive Potential of the Uterus
Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan (Petaling Jaya)

Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Presentations
The Young Investigator Awards (YIA) are sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Chairs:
Eileen Manalo (Manila)
Shin Yong Moon (Seoul)

Development and Preclinical Evaluation of a Remote-Controlled Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) System (#1414)
Tatsuya Kobayashi (Tokyo)

Delayed Versus Immediate Embryo Transfer in High Responders Using a Freeze-All Transfer Strategy: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (#221)
Kai-Lun Hu (Beijing)

Chronic Preconception DEHP Exposure May Impair Reproductive Function in Female Offspring Mice by Disrupting Epigenetic Reprogramming in Oocytes (#168)
Xiaoqiong Yuan (Zhengzhou)

Genomic Landscape of Infertile Men and Pregnancy Outcomes Through Assisted Reproductive Therapies (#982)
Zirui Dong (Hong Kong)

Integrating Blastocyst Morphology With Oocyte Age to Forecast Euploidy: Analysis of 13,031 PGT-A Cycles (#399)
Chia-Wei Kao (Hsin-chu)

Free Communication 13
Presentation theme: Female Infertility
Chairs:
Angela Aguilar (Manila)
Louise Hull (Adelaide)

Presentations # (8)
#475
#535
#953
#1028
#1044
#1085
#1149
#1170

Free Communication 14
Presentation themes: Nursing Counselling, Ethics and Psychosocial Contraception
Chairs:
Crystal Hui (Hong Kong)
Celia Chan (Melbourne)

Presentations # (8)
Nursing
#462 (2026 ASPIRE Nursing Award Abstract)
#749

Counselling, Ethics and Psychosocial
#638 (2026 ASPIRE Psychology and Counselling Award Abstract)
#694
#1153
#1205

Contraception
#680
#1143

Company Presentation by BASECARE 贝康医疗 & Genea BIOMEDX
(1115-1145)

Optimizing the IVF Culture System
David Mortimer (Vancouver)

 
1210-1340
Round Table Luncheon
(1230 - 1330)
Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Company Lunch Symposium 7 - Livzon Pharamaceutical Group Inc.
Precision and Innovation: "Chinese Practice" and Clinical Benefits of Full‑Cycle Assisted Reproductive Management
(1210-1310)

Session 1
Chair: He Cai (Xi'an)

Precision Ovarian Stimulation: Strategies for Obtaining High-Quality Embryos Based on Individualized Protocols and Precision Triggering
Rui Yang (Beijing)

Experience Sharing: Discussion on Clinical Practice of Ovarian Stimulation and Triggering Strategies
Discussants:
Yingying Qin (Jinan) & Dan Zhang (Hangzhou)

Session 2
Chair: Huili Zhu (Chengdu)

Optimized Luteal Phase Support: Strategies Based on Formulation and Clinical Benefits
Xing Yang (Guangzhou)

Experience Sharing: Discussion on Clinical Experience of Luteal Phase Support Optimization
Discussants:
Yunxia Cao (Hefei) & Xiaoyan Liang (Guangzhou)

 
Country Session - Russia (RAHR)
Beyond Promise: Prospects and Limitations in ART
(1210-1310)
Chairs:
Vladislav Korsak (St-Petersburg)
Anna Smirnova (Moscow)

Beyond History: 40 Years of IVF in Russia
Vladislav Korsak (St-Petersburg)

Beyond IVF Protocol: Tailoring the Impossible — How to Treat the Patient, Not the Numbers
Anna Smirnova (Moscow)

Beyond Embryo Rescue: Nuclear Transfer Meets the Aneuploidy Barrier
Ilya Volodyaev (Moscow)

Beyond Molecular Karyotyping of Embryos: Skill Development and Remaining Limitations
Alsu Saifitdinova (St-Petersburg)

   
Rapid Fire Presentations Session 3
(1215-1240)
Presentations # (6)
#1340 (ART, Basic Research)
#1501 (ART, Basic Research)
#365 (ART, Basic Research)
#478 (ART, Basic Research)
#665 (ART, Basic Research)
#984 (ART, Laboratory)
 
Company Presentation by Nexspring Health
(1300-1330)

Fast Vitrification and Warming: Mechanisms, Outcomes, and Considerations for Clinical Implementation
Carlos Guerrero (Plano)

ASPIRE SIG Connect
(1220-1240)
Endometriosis
(1250-1310)
Male Infertility
(1320-1340)
Reproductive Endocrinology
1340-1510
Concurrent Session 17
Global Andrology Forum (GAF) Session
Chairs:
Ashok Agarwal (Moreland Hills)
David Chan (Hong Kong)

Leukocytospermia and Semen Cultures – Are ART Specialists Over-Treating Men?
Hussein Kandil (Abu Dhabi)

Hormonal Therapy Before MicroTESE – Beneficial or Merely an Additional Burden?
Haocheng (Lambert) Lin (Beijing)

Interpreting Conventional Semen Parameters – Are We Still Mislabelling Men?
Tan Le (Ho Chi Minh City)

Company Symposium 8 - LG Chem, LTD
Where Science Meets Her Journey: Designed With Science, Advancing Across Borders
Chairs:
Yun Sun (Shanghai)
Jung Ryeol Lee (Seoul)

Basic Science Meets Clinical Reality: The rhFSH Story
Lin Li Hu (Zhengzhou)

Live Birth Rates and Safety Outcomes with Follitropin in IVF-ET: A Real-World Study From Korean Nationwide Big Data
Chang Woo Choo (Seoul)

Clinical Efficacy of Follitropin in Patients Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilization Cycles: Ten Years of Experience in a Mexican Clinic
Isabela Martinez Robles (Tijuana)

Concurrent Session 18
Lifestyle and Reproduction
Chairs:
Duru Shah (Mumbai)
Robert Lahoud (Sydney)

Psychological Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Anuja Dokras (Philadelphia)

Influence of Lifestyle and the Circadian Clock on Reproduction
Masanori Ono (Tokyo)

The Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Fertility Patients: Emerging Insights and Clinical Applications
Margaret Joyce A. Cristi-Limson (Manila)

Concurrent Session 19
Vascularization Abnormalities and Recurrent Reproductive Failure
Chairs:
Koji Nakagawa (Tokyo)
Ji-Hyang Kim (Seoul)

Uterine Vascularisation at Implantation and Its Implications in Pregnancy Failure
Kyong Wook Yi (Seoul)

Role of Uterine Natural Killer Cells During Early Pregnancy
Gendie Lash (Guangzhou)

Basic and Clinical Aspects of Uterine Vasculature and Its Disorders with Thrombophilia
Keiji Kuroda (Tokyo)

Free Communication 15
Shortlisted Prize Presentations Session 2
Chairs:
Robert Norman (Adelaide)
Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)

Antenatal Inflammation and Glucocorticoid Exposure Disrupt Fetal Ovarian Development and Gene Expression in a Sheep Model (#930)
Michelle Seah (Singapore)

Circadian Rhythm Disruption Impairs Ovarian Follicular Development via NAD+ Metabolic Reprogramming (#1021)
Xin Chen (Hangzhou)

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Promotes Ovarian Dysfunction Through AR-Mediated Succinate Accumulation and Granulosa Cell Senescence (#1051)
Jiani Sun (Shanghai)

Detection Long Mitochondrial DNA Fragment in Reconstituted Embryos via Maternal Spindle Transfer (#546)
Wei-Fang Chang (Taipei)

Association Analysis of LHβ Gene Variant RS1056917 Polymorphism and PCOS: A Case-Control Approach in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia (#714)
Hilma Putri Lubis (Medan)

Judging Panel
Padma Rekha Jirge
Madhuri Patil
Tin-Chiu Li
Yutaka Osuga
Virgilio Novero

Free Communication 16
Presentation theme: ART, Basic Research Embryology
Chairs:
Mila Maidarti (Jakarta)
Ryan Rose (Adelaide)

Presentations # (9)
ART, Basic Research
#106
#491
#646
#915
#948
#1274
#1002
#1386

Embryology
#1089

Free Communication 17
Presentation theme: ART, Clinical
Chairs:
Andrew Murray (Auckland)
Rajesh Hemashree (Singapore)

Presentations # (8)
#53
#87
#257
#452
#583
#622
#672
#954

   
1510-1535
Keynote Lecture 5
Chairs:
Duru Shah (Mumbai)
Yutaka Osuga (Tokyo)

Place of IVM in 2026
Tuong M Ho (Ho Chi Minh City)

               
1535-1620
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Rapid Fire Presentations Session 4
(1540-1615)
Presentations # (8)
#801 (Fertility Preservation)
#1360 (Ovary and Ovarian Biology)
#750 (Ovary and Ovarian Biology)
#124 (ART, Clinical)
#127 (ART, Clinical)
#212 (ART, Clinical)
#577 (ART, Clinical)
#606 (ART, Clinical)
 
1620-1750
Concurrent Session 20
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Medicine
Chairs:
Zhongwei Huang (Singapore)
Tanzeem Sabina Chowdhury (Dhaka)

Advances in Male Infertility Diagnostics – Latest Update
Ashok Agarwal (Moreland Hills)

The Future of Reproductive Medicine with AI Embryo Evaluation
Ryan Rose (Melbourne)

AI as Predictor of Outcome with Cryopreserved Samples
Ana Cobo (Valencia)

Concurrent Session 21
New Types of Ovarian Stimulation
Chairs:
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)
Rohina Gul (Lahore)

Progestin Primed Ovarian Stimulation
Jason Ho (Taipei)

Role of Letrozole in Stimulated Cycles for IVF
Porntip Sirayapiwat (Bangkok)

Random Cycle Start in IVF
Madhuri Patil (Bangalore)

Panel Discussion
Anuja Dokras (Philadelphia)
Padma Rekha Jirge (Mumbai)
Yaron Goikhman (Tel Aviv)

Company Symposium 9 - Gensci | Genediva
Reproductive Care: How to Optimize Treatment and the Patient Experience
Chairs:
Han Zhao (Beijing)

The Paradigm Shift in Ovarian Stimulation: Clinical Applications and Current Evidence of Long-Acting FSH
Xiaoyan Liang (Guangzhou)

The Role of Growth Hormone (GH) in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for Women of Advanced Maternal Age (AMA)
Qin Lang (Chengdu)

Systemic Progesterone: Mechanisms and Clinical Impacts for Luteal Phase Support
Rui Yang (Beijing)

Concurrent Session 22
World Depopulation
Chairs:
Kamthorn Pruksananonda (Bangkok)
Jaideep Malhotra (Agra)

Total Fertility Rates in the USA Comparing with Global Position
Jared Robins (Birmingham)

Population Decline and Policy Responses in China
Zi-Jiang Chen (Jinan)

Are There Means to Favour a Population Rebound?
Dominique de Ziegler (Phnom Penh)

Free Communication 18
Presentation themes: Reproductive Genetics Menopause
Chairs:
Junhao Yan (Jinan)
Mohd Faizal (Kuala Lumpur)

Presentations # (8)
Reproductive Genetics
#63
#192
#410
#519
#1000
#1247
#1341

Menopause
#641

Free Communication 19
Presentation theme: Uterine Disorders and Endometriosis
Chairs:
Kanthi Bansal (Nagpur)
Somjate Manipalviratn (Bangkok)

Presentations # (8)
#66
#203
#264
#563
#800
#852
#952
#1073

Free Communication 20
Presentation themes: Gynaecology and Surgery Uterine Disorders and Endometriosis
Chairs:
SiHyun Cho (Seoul)
Rajesh Hemashree (Singapore)

Presentations # (8)
Gynaecology and Surgery
#83
#145
#504

Uterine Disorders and Endometriosis
#142
#1011
#1053
#1081
#1136

   
1800-1900      
ASPIRE Annual General Meeting
(ASPIRE Members only)
         
1900-2100
Faculty Dinner
(By Invitation Only)
Venue
Time
Plenary Hall A
(Level 4)
309AB
(Level 3)
311AB
(Level 3)
Function Hall AB
(Level 1)
306AB
(Level 3)
307AB
(Level 3)
308
(Level 3)
Theatrette, Exhibition Hall ASPIRE Booth
0830-0855
Keynote Lecture 6
Chairs:
Virgilio Novero (Manila)
Maruf Siddiqui (Dhaka)

Fast Vitrification Methods - Promise or Hype?
Ana Cobo (Valencia)

Country Session - Bangladesh
Dealing with Low AMH: Bangladesh Perspective
Chairs:
Maruf Siddiqui (Dhaka)
Rashida Begum (Dhaka)

Panellists:
Liza Chowdhury (Dhaka)
Tanzeem Sabina Chowdhury (Dhaka)
Farzana Deeba (Dhaka)
Fahmida Rashid (Chattogram)

Country Session- Chinese Session
RIF Management in China
Chairs: Rong Li (Beijing)

Latest Insights Into the Etiology of Recurrent Implantation Failure
Qiong Wang (Guangzhou)

Sharing of Characteristic Cases of Repeated Implantation Failure
Wan Yang (Beijing)

Summary of the Latest RCT Studies on Recurrent Implantation Failure
Shaodi Zhang (Zhengzhou)

Country Session- Indian Session
Optimising ART Outcome at Advanced Age
Chairs:
Ameet Patki (Mumbai)
Neena Malhotra (New Delhi)

Panellists:
KD Nayar (New Delhi)
Surveen Ghumman (New Delhi)
Gautam Khastgir (Kolkata)
Manisha Vajpayee (Udaipur)

Country Session- Indonesia
Indigenous IVF Services in Indonesia: Challenges and Innovations
Chairs:
Budi Wiweko (Jakarta)
Hendy Hendarto (Surabaya)

Genital Tuberculosis and Female Infertility in Indonesia
Dian Tjahyadi (Bandung)

PCOS Phenotype and Genotype in Indonesia
Gita Pratama (Jakarta)

Minimal Stimulation IVF: Practices and Experiences in Indonesia
Binarwan Halim (Medan)

Country Session - Pakistan
(Fertility Preservation):
Clinical Responsibility, Ethical Boundaries, and Health Policy. Balancing Innovation With Equality and Regulation
(0830-0925)
Chairs:
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)
Rashid Latif Khan (Lahore)

Panellists:
Rubina Sohail (Lahore)
Yousaf Latif Khan (Lahore)

0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 7
Chairs:
Virgilio Novero (Manila)
Nares Sukcharoen (Bangkok)

Rethinking Sperm Selection in ART
Ashok Agarwal (Moreland Hills)

0930-1100
Concurrent Session 23
Updates on Male Infertility
Chairs:
Dominique de Ziegler (Phnom Penh)
David Chan (Hong Kong)

Is Repeat microTESE Ever Indicated?
William Huang (Yilan)

Microsurgical Procedures in Azoospermia
Khaleeq Rehman (Lahore)

Varicocoele: Why It Matters and What Should Be Done
Ponco Birowo (Jakarta)

Concurrent Session 24
Genetics in Reproduction
Chairs:
Jung Ryeol Lee (Seoul)
Junhao Yan (Jinan)

POI Genetics
Yingying Qin (Jinan)

Epigenetic Modifications in IVF Pregnancy - How and Why Might They Occur
Livio Casarini (Modena)

Sperm DNA Fragmentation – Why Is It Still Controversial, and What Should the Clinician Be Doing?
Ashok Agarwal (Moreland Hills)

Concurrent Session 25
Preparation for Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Chairs:
Porntip Sirayapiwat (Bangkok)
Shyam Nandan Gupta (Varanasi)

When and How to Do Natural Cycle/Modified Natural Cycle
Anuja Dokras (Philadelphia)

When and How to Do Artificial Cycle
Rui Yang (Beijing)

Alternatives to Artificial Cycle and Natural Cycle
Anna Smirnova (Moscow)

Concurrent Session 26
Fertility & Reproduction (F&R) - The Official Journal of ASPIRE Session
Chairs:
Padma Rekha Jirge (Kolhapur)
Eileen Manalo (Manila)

Estimating the Number of Retrieved Oocytes Needed to Obtain at Least One Euploid Blastocyst
Koji Nakagawa (Tokyo)

Fusion Protein-Collagen Scaffolds: A New Potential Therapy for Thin Endometrium
Xi Yan (Guangzhou)

Early Embryo Development in Women with Endometriosis: A Retrospective Study
Mukhri Hamdan (Kuala Lumpur)

Free Communication 21
Presentation theme: ART, Clinical
Chairs:
Margaret Joyce A. Cristi-Limson (Manila)
Huiyu Xu (Guangzhou)

Presentations # (8)
#103
#177
#373
#463
#520
#598
#624
#1069

Free Communication 22
Presentation theme: Female Infertility
Chairs:
Mei-Chou Chen (Taipei)
Lan N Vuong (Ho Chi Minh City)

Presentations # (8)
#140
#246
#307
#459
#473
#534
#738
#924

1100-1145
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Rapid Fire Presentations Session 5
(1105-1140)
Presentations # (8)
#1241 (Preimplantation Screening and Diagnosis)
#69 (Preimplantation Screening and Diagnosis)
#762 (Endocrinology, Clinical)
#76 (Endocrinology, Laboratory)
#1142 (Female Infertility)
#332 (Female Infertility)
#764 (Female Infertility)
#861 (Female Infertility)
1145-1215
Closing Lecture
Chairs:
Haroon Latif (Pakistan)
Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)

Novelties in ART: Fantastic Is Too Drastic
Luca Gianaroli (Bologna)

1215-1245
Closing and Award Ceremony
Session Categories (color label)
Opening and Closing Award Ceremonies Concurrent - Clinical Sessions Exchange Session / Country Sessions
Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture / Closing Lecture Concurrent - Scientific Sessions Social Functions
Keynote Lecture Concurrent - General Sessions ASPIRE Annual General Meeting
How-to Sessions / Round Table Discussion Company Symposium ASPIRE Special interest Groups (SIGs) Connect
Rapid Fire Presentation Free communications Company Presentations