Dr Anne Hege Alm-Kristiansen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN). She graduated with a Bachelor of Chemistry and MSc in Biochemistry; holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo (2008); and has worked as an R&D coordinator and senior researcher in the biotechnology and breeding industry for several years (SpermVital AS, BioKapital AS). Her main research interest is fertility, understanding the diversity of gamete cells and why some spermatozoa can reach and fertilize the oocyte, but others cannot, and the development of a healthy embryo. Moreover, she studies how to preserve the fertility potential of gametes through different preservation technologies. Finally, she is interested in how to use this knowledge to develop usable products, currently focusing on the optimization of breeding efficiency in relation to animal physiology, puberty and age, sperm functionality and fertility, understanding of embryo development, and improvements of in vitro embryo production.