Fertility 2026 is the joint conference of the British Fertility Society, the Association of Clinical and Reproductive Scientists and the Society for Reproduction and Fertility. It is the biggest UK conference for those working in fertility clinics or research labs.
PET director Sarah Norcross and PET trustee Dougie Gibb were excited about attending the conference which took place in Edinburgh. The weather across the UK may have been freezing causing many people to have their journeys disrupted but there was a warm welcome for the delegates at the PET exhibition stand.
There was a full programme of presentations at the Fertility 2026 ranging from 'Lessons from the Naked Mole-Rat' to 'Navigating the Practical Realities of Human Embryo Research'.
Professor John Aitken author of 'The Infertility Trap' gave an excellent presentation entitled 'Declining global fertility and our future dependence on ART'. This was of particular interest as PET had held two events on this topic in 2025.
Is Fertility Treatment a Solution to Population Decline? which you can listen to as a podcast, watch as a film, or read about in BioNews.
Fertility in Flux – What Can State-Funded IVF Do for Population Growth? - which you can listen to as a podcast, watch as a film, or read about in BioNews.
Sarah and Dougie were delighted to meet lots of BioNews subscribers and people who regularly attend PET's online events.
PET is already looking forward to Fertility 2027 in Belfast!