When we talk about reproductive medicine, it’s easy to think of consultations, laboratories, treatments, or technology. However, there is an essential part of our work that often remains invisible to those who entrust us with one of the most important projects of their lives: research.
Therefore, the recent appointment of Dr. Abraham Zavala as Scientific Director of the Tambre Foundation means much more than just an addition to our organisational chart. It represents another step in a conviction that has been part of our identity for years: research is not an independent department within Tambre, but a direct extension of care and a way of understanding medicine by always putting people at the center.
I always say that putting people at the center is not just about accompanying them during treatment. It also means providing them with the best available scientific evidence in every clinical decision. Because when a patient sits in front of one of our fertility specialists, she is not just looking for a treatment; she is seeking certainty amidst uncertainty.
That way of understanding research is what has guided Tambre’s growth over the past few years. Betting on innovation does not mean incorporating technology for the sake of it. It means not settling for what we already know how to do and continuing to seek ways to do it better for each patient, generating knowledge that allows us to offer increasingly precise, personalised, and safe treatments.
On this path, the role of the Scientific Director is fundamental.
rsonalise treatments, or how to reduce uncertainty during the process.”
As Dr. Abraham Zavala explains, research cannot exist apart from clinical practice. Quite the opposite. I reproduce his words:
“In assisted reproduction, research is part of daily clinical practice. Each scientific project seeks to answer questions that arise from our own patients: how to improve success rates, how to further pe
That knowledge then returns to the consultation transformed into better clinical decisions, new therapeutic strategies, and increasingly individualised care.
It is an idea that we fully share.
We do not conceive of research as an end in itself nor as an exclusively academic exercise. We research because we believe that the science that advances today is the one that prevents the suffering of tomorrow. We research to improve people’s lives, to offer answers where questions still exist, and to ensure that every advancement has a real impact on those who place their trust in us.
I have known Abraham for years and I know that he possesses three qualities that I consider essential: clinical excellence, scientific rigour, and a deep commitment to patients. His incorporation will allow us to continue strengthening a scientific culture that is already part of Tambre’s DNA and to consolidate our own research, increasingly solid, collaborative, and international, capable of generating useful knowledge for our patients and also for the entire scientific community.
As he himself explains:
“We want to promote research that combines innovation, scientific rigour, and immediate clinical application. Generate knowledge that not only contributes to the advancement of the speciality but also has a direct impact on the chances of success, the safety of treatments, and the experience of our patients.”
That is also the future I envision for Tambre. I would like us to be recognised not only as a care benchmark but also as a place where knowledge is generated and then shared with the entire sector. I aspire for our lines of research to contribute to advancing reproductive medicine and for Tambre to naturally be part of the conversation when scientific excellence in Europe is discussed.
Because I firmly believe that the organisations that transform a sector are those that share what they discover and help raise the level of the entire profession. Research only truly makes sense when knowledge transcends our own walls and ends up benefiting more patients, wherever they may be.
And, if I had to summarise in a single sentence what research means for Tambre, I would choose this one:
“Research means not accepting a ‘no’ as a definitive answer: it is the way we return to science the trust that each patient places in us, caring even before knowing who will benefit from it.”
Because, in the end, researching is also a way of caring. And that will always be our reason for being.