Abstract

We are delighted to invite you to take part in the very 1st Meeting on Controversies in preconception, preimplantation and prenatal genetic diagnosis: How will genetics technology drive the future? (CoGEN), taking place September 25-27, 2015 in Paris, France. The ongoing reduction in the costs of genome sequencing has brought us a giant step closer to the point in which personal genome sequencing for fertility will be standard. Medical and scientific professionals must develop ways to help physicians leverage genome information for the benefit of their patients. The personalized medicine vision that is quickly becoming reality is based heavily on computational biomedicine. This quickly advancing discipline processes, integrates and analyzes genomic, clinical and molecular information. Methods developed in this field have already instigated a revolution, not just in biomedical research and theory, but also in our ability to diagnose incurable diseases and develop appropriate treatments. The objectives of this conference are twofold: to enhance our ability to provide genetic counseling to couples interested in getting pregnant, and to evaluate embryo genetics in order to increase oocyte implantation effectiveness and optimize early diagnosis of genetic diseases.