Happy New Year! In 2026, we're committed to understanding more about stem cells and early development—because every breakthrough brings us closer to new treatments and hope for the future.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us.

When women whose partners had HIV were told to risk infection or abandon hope of children, BRF researchers found another way. Using reproductive technologies, they helped establish safer protocols—creating the a path for thousands of families. A reminder of why patient-centered research matters.

Dr. Maria Gervasi won an award at the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine Conference for her work on a faster method to create stem cell lines. This technique is accelerating our research on age-related fertility decline. Proud of our team! #stemcells #science

BRF is at #CellBio2025 sharing new work on growing chromosomally stable stem cell lines to better understand how healthy eggs function. Even mutated oocytes can produce stable lines, offering fresh insight into early development and mitochondrial biology. #regenerativemedicine

By the time human embryonic stem cells were discovered in 1998, federally funded labs couldn’t study them due to 1996 restrictions. BRF—fully independent—was one of the few labs able to keep the work moving.
This clip is from our new origin story video at: vist.ly/4h248
#stemcells #science

Our intern Sophia Mola made the local paper! 📰 Her dedication in our research lab got recognized by the Mass Life Sciences Council -- and now, the Bedford Citizen. Congrats, Sophia! vist.ly/4huny

A 60-year old man in Germany became the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant

go.nature.com/48C68Ib

We've passed 173,000+ views on our 2-minute science video.

Posted in 2008, and the science still holds. People are still watching it to understand pluripotent stem cells and early cell-reprogramming work.

A reminder that clear, accurate science communication has a long life. youtu.be/i-QSurQWZo0

Could 8-cell human embryos be releasing oxytocin?
Our new research suggests they might—raising big questions about how embryos communicate and develop.

More evidence that early embryos are active, not passive.
www.bedfordresearch.org/novel-signal...

Zinc: A surprising new player in egg activation? BRF researchers are exploring how this overlooked element could improve incubation for parthenote stem cells. www.bedfordresearch.org/zinc-a-possi...

What happens to the unfertilized eggs that don’t make the cut during fertility procedures?

Most are discarded.

But we’ve found a way to rescue them—and use them for potentially life saving stem cell research.

#stemcellresearch #stemcell #fertilityscience #parthenote

Federal Funding Bans Won’t Stop Us
The need for independent research has never been more evident. The decades-old ban on federally funded stem cell research forced us to forge our own path—one that isn’t tied to federal funding... www.bedfordresearch.org/federal-fund...