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India clinic unveils AI tools SiD and ERICA to boost IVF success and lower costs
Gaudium IVF unveiled SiD for sperm selection and ERICA for embryo ranking, tools developers say analyze millions of parameters and can raise first-cycle IVF success by 5-7 percent to reduce patient time and costs.
Apr 3rd 2026 · India
Insights
- Gaudium IVF introduced AI tools SiD and ERICA in New Delhi on April 1, 2026.
- SiD optimizes sperm selection and ERICA provides data-driven embryo rankings from static blastocyst images.
- Both tools were developed by UK group IVF 2.0, founded by Dr Jacques Cohen and Dr Alejandro Chave, and were trained using Indian genome sequencing data.
- The systems analyze samples across about 2.5 million parameters to reduce variability and help embryologists make objective choices.
- Early observations report improved fertilisation and blastocyst development and a claimed 5-7% increase in first-cycle success, which could lower repeat cycles and patient costs; Gaudium IVF lists base cycle fees around ₹200,000.
Sources
- Why do Black women have worse IVF outcomes? www.scientificamerican.com
- IVF and the workplace: How fertility struggles affect women’s careers www.france24.com
- AI tools to increase IVF success rate and reduce patient costs www.thehindu.com