Conception’s mission is to turn stem cells into human eggs and redefine fertility.

We want to share an exciting update that we have generated the first early human egg cells (‘primary oocytes’) derived from stem cells. After performing a simple blood draw, we converted blood cells into stem cells, and then coaxed those stem cells into becoming miniature human ovaries that contain the early eggs.

While there is still work ahead to grow these eggs to full maturity, we think this is a major scientific advance.