Bedford Research Foundation

Faced with unprecedented disease obstacles, the men and women insisted that biomedical technology be developed to fight their infections, and allow them to conceive children of their own.

As a result, Baby Ryan was born in 1999 to a healthy Mom and a Dad with hemophilia who was infected with Hepatitis C and HIV by tainted blood factors.

[1][5] In conjunction with stem cell research, Foundation scientists also apply patented processes to help diagnose male reproductive tract disorders.

Research done at the Foundation has led to the development of additional tests that may provide valuable information about overall men's health.

A current focus is detection of bacteria in semen by molecular biology methods instead of standard laboratory culture.