Thomas Ebner, PhD, graduated with honours from the University of Salzburg, Austria, in 1992. Completing his doctorate and post-doctoral thesis, he became a university professor in Linz, Salzburg and Graz. He has published more than 160 papers and book chapters as first and co-author. Research interests include time-lapse imaging, artificial gamete activation, non-invasive IVF selection processes and culture media. He was certified as a senior clinical embryologist by ESHRE in 2008. He was Executive Board Member of both ALPHA – Scientists in Reproductive Medicine and ESHRE.