Theoperatingsystemfortheuterus

YearZero is building a tissue-native platform to measure and model human uterine biology. The first application is in fertility.

Science
Stanford University
Platform

A new foundation for
uterine biology

YearZero combines native human tissue, high-resolution profiling, and computational modeling to build the Digital Endometrium — a model of uterine biology shaped by deep experience in reproductive and spatial biology.

Native context

Human tissue systems that retain the multicellular and spatial organization required to study uterine biology at the resolution that matters.

State resolution

High-resolution data — single-cell, spatial, perturbation — designed to capture how endometrial biology shifts across states and interventions.

Translational engine

A model built to generate programs, biomarkers, and collaboration opportunities from a single compounding foundation.

Process
01
Native human tissue
Biological context
02
Perturbation
Controlled interventions
03
Deep profiling
Single-cell & spatial readout
04
Digital Endometrium
Mechanistic state model
01
Native human tissue
Biological context
02
Perturbation
Controlled interventions
03
Deep profiling
Single-cell & spatial readout
04
Digital Endometrium
Mechanistic state model
Initial application

Fertility first

The first application emerging from the YearZero platform, focused on implantation biology in IVF.

Fertility is a strong initial application: a defined clinical workflow, a measurable intervention window, and a major unmet need at exactly the step where better models of uterine state can produce meaningful translational outputs.

Clinical workflow

IVF provides a defined and measurable entry point — a window where uterine biology can be characterized, modeled, and acted on.

Unmet need

Implantation failure remains the primary bottleneck in IVF. The endometrium is undercharacterized relative to its clinical importance.

Platform return

Every experiment run for the fertility application enriches the underlying platform. The first program and the foundation model compound together.

Contact

If you work in reproductive medicine, platforms, or the science of uterine biology — we'd like to hear from you.