Kindbody is proud to be the first fertility clinic in the world to offer the TMRW Platform to patients. The TMRW platform is the first and only automated technology platform that safely stores, manages, and identifies frozen eggs and embryos. (Read the official press release here.)
What does this mean for Kindbody patients? See some Frequently Asked Questions and their answers below:
What is the TMRW Platform?
Essentially, it is a high-tech embryo or egg storage tank. Typically, embryos and eggs are frozen and then stored in protective, highly sophisticated, tanks. The TMRW platform is all of this PLUS cutting-edge software – a platform – that continuously monitors and provides 1000s of data points every day to provide real time information about the precious cells stored within. This is the first and only automated platform for the management, identification, and storage of the frozen eggs and embryos used in IVF.
When will eggs or embryos first be stored in the TMRW platform?
The first embryos were moved into the TMRW platform in January, 2021. Patients who have embryos or eggs stored at Kindbody at our Chicago IVF Lab will have their tissue placed in the TMRW platform from that point forward and we are transferring our existing inventory of eggs & embryos into the TMRW platform. We expect the TMRW platform to be available in our St. Louis region sometime in 2021.
If I want to move my existing stored embryos or eggs to the TMRW platform, how do I do this?
We are in the process of transferring ALL currently stored eggs & embryos at Kindbody Chicago IVF Lab into the TMRW platform. There is no action needed from you, as a patient, to make this happen. We are as excited as you are!
Does this mean my embryos or eggs aren’t safe where they are currently?
Your embryos and eggs have always been safe. Now, they will be even safer.
Kindbody has also always upheld the highest levels of safety and security for eggs and embryos stored with us. With the TMRW platform, we have an opportunity to utilize cutting-edge technology to continue to deliver on this promise and provide enhanced monitoring. We are proud to offer it to our patients.
TMRW has created the first and only automated platform for the management, identification, and storage of the frozen eggs and embryos used in IVF.
This does not mean, however, that the current storage system is subpar or ineffective. The standard storage system has been in place – safely – at clinics around the world, including Kindbody, for many years now. Any tissue stored in these tanks can be assumed to be safe.
The current practices used, however, are manual and labor intensive.
TMRW’s technology automates and digitizes the entire process, which helps reduce the risk for human error and more importantly, allows the clinic to individually track eggs and embryos 24/7 through remote monitoring, sensors and state of the art software.
This technology essentially digitizes an existing system and brings clinics up to speed with the rest of the medical field.
Will use of the TMRW platform increase my frozen egg or embryo storage cost?
The installation of the TMRW platform will not be the cause of a storage price increase.
Over time, storage costs may increase as standard operating costs increase. Information about storage cost is available and you always can discuss this with your healthcare team.
