Gems®
Your complete range of IVF and Vitrification media
30 +
Development history
26 %
Clinical pregnancy rate increase*
12 %
Live birth rate increase*
10.000
IVF Babies born
Designed by embryologists who use it
Genea Biomedx’s dedicated embryologists and andrologists have worked passionately in assisted reproductive technology for decades, we understand that quality culture medium is essential for the best possible outcomes for patients. That is why we have developed, produced and used our own media formulations since 1991. Gems®, our third generation culture media suite, in use clinically since 2013 and exported globally.
Gems® is the third generation of this culture medium suite
From gamete analysis right through to vitrification
Optimised for every stage
Robust and effective media
Long heritage
Established safety and efficacy
Consistently high quality batch-to-batch
User-friendly
Optimised for every step
Gems® adapts to your laboratory practice and workload demands with a complete range of IVF and vitrification media and two different bottle sizes (20ml and 50ml) available for most of the media in suite.
Gems Categories
Gamete handling & preparation
Oocyte Retrieval Buffer
Conceived to reduce stress on the occytes during their retrieval from ovarian follicles.
Sperm Medium
Used to wash and resuspend sperm for the insemination step, in IUI, IVF or in diganostic washing, optimised for usage in a 6% CO2
Sperm Wash Gradient Set
Used to separate sperm from seminal plasma as well as separating highly motile sperm in preparation for insemination.
Sperm Buffer
Used to wash and resuspend sperm for the insemination step in intrauterine insemination (IUI), IVF or in diagnostic washing
Growth Media
Fertilisation Medium
Used to provide a suitable environment for both oocytes and sperm, to promote optimal fertilisation rates. Supplemented with human serum albumin (5 mg/mL) and gentamicin (0.01 mg/mL)
Cleavage Medium
Higher EDTA and concentration of pyruvate, lactate and non-essential amino acids, to support the embryo to reach the cleavage stage
Blastocyst Medium
Higher concentration of glucose and essential amino acids, to support the embryo development from cleavage to the blastocyst stage.
Geri® Medium
Ready-to-use solution to support extended culture with uninterrupted incubation up to blastocyst stage. Embryos retain their microenvironment for the entirety of in vitro culture.
Vitrification & Warming Solution
Vitrification Set
Cryoprotectant solutions protect against cell damage (EG/DMSO/Trehalose). For the manual vitrification of human embryos.
Warming Set
For the warming of embryos vitrified using either the Vitrification Set or the Gavi® Medium Cartridge.
Gavi® Medium Cartridge
Used in conjunction with the Gavi® System for the vitrification of human embryos (EG/DMSO/Trehalose)
Other
VitBase
HEPES buffered medium. Maintains embryos for a short period of time in a non-gassed environment.
Geri® in combination with Geri® Medium
Provides stable culture conditions to support improved embryo quality
More & better blastocysts produced*
*QRTV321_Human Embryo Culture using Geri Medium. Source: Table 4 – Summary of morphological assessments of embryos cultured in Geri Medium or Gems sequential media, utilising either the Geri or MINC incubator.
Increase in %FH per cycle with 2PN = more patients with a successful cycle
Higher utilization & Pregnancy Rate*
*QRTV321_Human Embryo Culture using Geri Medium. Source: Table 5 – Summary of pregnancy outcomes following embryo culture using each system
Customer spotlight
GERI
I don’t find anything about working with the incubator bothersome. It’s user-friendly. Service is trouble-free. There’s no worry about it at all. It is beautifully maintained, has excellent displays and what helps us the most is it has remote access… that’s the thing we use to the max!
GERI
The moment we have the slightest problem we call them, they are always available, and if they can’t solve the problem by directing us over the phone on what we need to do, within half a day they come directly to our headquarters and come to see the incubator.
The engineers are all local. This is extremely positive because in case of problems, we call and they can solve the problems remotely or by immediately going on site.
Being able to see the time lapse images so clearly allows you to see the beginning developments of embryos, which is really crucial when deciding on which embryo to transfer. An embryo that does unusual first and second divisions do not correlate as highly with ongoing pregnancy rates than those that do. So when you’re trying to choose between a group of embryos having that seamless video from beginning of the embryo development after the fertilization is absolutely crucial in deciding which embryos should be used, in which order.
The Geri has an attractive, neat footprint and remote access from any computer which is very important for me when I am off-site and would like to check an embryo for a member of the team. The customer service is great. Our engineer is Lewis and he is available to help with all aspects of the machine. The team is knowledgeable and responsive. I would recommend Geri because as well as it being for time-lapse, it is also a very good humidified incubator, user friendly and easy to maintain.
We are very grateful for this incredible opportunity which will support us to carry out more innovative research projects focused on the impact of humidified environment on embryo culture systems and to incorporate time-lapse technology in our OPU-ICSI and SCNT equine cycles!
As a user of Geri and Gems Media, Genea Biomedx means proximity, trust and reliability. We have been together since 2016… and we will continue to be.
The way we can check the embryos, if an alarm goes off, to make sure that everything is as it should be… remotely. Because you have got your own user status hubs that allow you to see absolutely everything all the time. When you are at home at 10 o’clock at night and your alarms go off you need that. It gives me real peace of mind. It has changed, literally changed my life, in the last 18 months.
We’ve been using the Genea Biomedx Geri for 6 years now, it has been the mainstay of our culture system. I appreciate the fact that the system was designed from the ground up with constant input from embryologists. The interface is logical and very easy to use, and having six independent culture chamber modules, each with its own camera, makes the system extremely flexible. The design of the time-lapse dish is terrific, it is very easy to handle, and there are three large wells for rinsing and one large well with 16 micro-wells deep enough to keep embryos in place. The dish design also allows room for 4ml of oil overlay so that the culture media is better protected. The Genea Biomedx Geri is simply a great incubator- it has been a great addition to the laboratory.
Support documents
Gems® Instructions for Use – Multilingual
Prior to use, always ensure that the most recent version of the online User Manual/Instructions for Use is being used. Customers are advised to download and save the electronic versions of the User Manuals/Instructions for Use prior to use. Hard copies of the User Manuals/Instructions for Use for any purchased Genea Biomedx product are available upon request and provided within 7 calendar days from receiving a request.
- *QRTM210-2 ASRM Gavi White Paper: Figure 1: Blastocyst recovery and survival outcomes for Cryotop® and Gavi® systems