Parsemus Foundation

Organization Name	Parsemus Foundation
Web Address	www.ParsemusFoundation.org

Location	San Francisco, CA
Mission/Description	The Parsemus Foundation works to advance innovative and neglected medical research, primarily in the areas of contraception and nonsurgical sterilization (for humans and animals) and breast/mammary cancer prevention and treatment (in humans and animals). The foundation's focus is on supporting small proof-of-concept studies and then pursuing press coverage of the results, so that the advances change treatment practice rather than disappearing into the scientific literature. Many of the studies we support involve low-cost approaches that are not under patent. When supporting development of technologies under patent, Parsemus Foundation coordinates with larger funders to make sure support is contingent upon strong public-sector pricing agreements. We are currently supporting two contraceptive studies in the U.S., and following research in India on a nonsurgical sterilant for female dogs and research in Texas on a possible method of preventing mammary cancer in dogs that could be used in conjunction with a future nonhormonal nonsurgical sterilant. Since 2009, Parsemus Foundation has been working within the system to improve inhumane conditions for U.S. research animals-- by requiring that all grantees meet or exceed the strict new European regulations for animal housing and care and incorporate the recommendations of the U.K. National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
Areas of Funding	Research (nonsurgical sterilants for female dogs and utility/futility of male sterilization)
Geographic Focus or Priorities	No limits

Deadline/Best Time to Submit	Applications for support are by invitation only
Accept Unsolicited Proposals?	No
Recommended Initial Approach	If you are a researcher who can compile and analyze information on the circumstances and conditions under which male sterilization is useful or pointless (are there any circumstances under which it is more than a feel-good exercise?), we are interested in hearing from you-give us a call on the phone number listed on our website, during office hours California time. Other than that, the foundation's staff has its hands full with ongoing projects and is not accepting applications.

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