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- EIN 20-3968895
- info@parsemusfoundation.org
- (415) 839-6304
- Po Box 2246 Berkeley CA 94702 USA
- www.parsemusfoundation.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Philanthropy, Private Grantmaking Foundations
Mission: Parsemus Foundation works to advance innovative and neglected medical research. 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.
Programs: Parsemus Foundation supports the development of Vasalgel, a long-acting, non-hormonal, potentially reversible male contraceptive; the Male Contraception Initiative, which advocates for male contraception research; Calchlorin nonsurgical neuter for male dogs and cats; the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing program to help improve the lives of research animals; pulsed electromagnetic field therapy to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia without surgery; and an alternative to aromatase inhibitors after breast cancer for better quality of life.