On 29 October, the closing ceremony for the 2025–2026 academic year of the Dexeus-UAB Master’s Degree in Reproductive Biology took place, marking the programme’s 28th graduating class. During the event, held at the Dexeus Mujer Auditorium, diplomas were also awarded to students from the 15th graduating class of the Postgraduate Programme in Advanced Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques.
The ceremony opened with the participation of Professors Josep Santaló and Joan Blanco, from the Cell Biology Unit at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). This was followed by a keynote lecture entitled “Integrating AI into Assisted Reproduction: A Responsible Approach”, delivered by Enric Güell, a former student of the UAB-Dexeus Master’s Degree in Reproductive Biology and CEO of CONSULTFIV Data Science, a company specialising in data analysis and the development of artificial intelligence algorithms for assisted reproduction.
“This master’s degree was the first university-level programme for embryologists in Spain,” explains Dr Montse Boada, a specialist in Reproductive Biology and coordinator of the Dexeus-UAB Master’s programme. “Since its launch in 1997, we have trained more than 300 students across our master’s and postgraduate programmes, and it has earned widespread recognition and prestige. The programme provides comprehensive training to prepare students for their future professional careers. It combines theoretical education with practical experience in a hospital setting. In addition to laboratory techniques, students learn how to conduct genetic counselling and egg donation consultations, attend committee meetings and clinical sessions, and gain knowledge of the ethical and legal aspects that are so important in this field,” she adds.
The postgraduate diplomas were presented by Zaida Sarrate, Vice-Dean for Mobility, Internships and Promotion at the UAB Faculty of Biosciences, and Clara González, a biologist in the Assisted Reproduction Department at Dexeus Mujer and coordinator of the Master’s programme.
With this new graduating class, Dexeus Mujer and the UAB continue their long history of collaboration in the specialized training of assisted reproduction professionals—a field that requires constant scientific and technological updates.
