Organic sperm cell activator that will improve world-wide pork production

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

We will develop a boar sperm activator to increase the efficiency of artificial insemination used in pig breeding. This will be done through the development of a novel sperm activator, and the appropriate formulation and delivery protocol. For the formulation, we will use both organic chemistry and/or nanotechnology to increase the efficacy of the activator. Spermatech believes we can develop a small organic compound that increases the shelf life of collected boar semen and the motility of boar sperm. However, there are several challenges connected to both the chemistry of such activator, as well as the formulation, solubility, and handling protocol issues. In this project, we will develop a potent and safe activator with a formulation and administration concept in order to take such an activator from a laboratory-operated form, through tests in the laboratory and in studies in livestock, into a state where it can be safely and with ease-of-use administered by the farmers themselves in a pork-breeding setting.