The Population Council and Imres BV today announced an agreement to supply and distribute the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR). The DVR is the first long-acting technology approved for HIV prevention in women and the first product of its kind.
The Population Council is pleased to announce that the Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN), which has been incubated at the Council for five years, is moving toward greater Native American control and self-determination via the Indigenous Justice Circle, a newly created independent organization.
New York, NY (October 4, 2022)—The Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization and developer of sexual and reproductive health pharmaceuticals, announced the completion of an asset purchase agreement between the Council and the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), a nonprofit organization that develops HIV prevention technologies.
IPM and the Council aim to ensure a sustainable future for the ring program and expand women’s prevention choices
The Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization and developer of sexual and reproductive health pharmaceuticals, and the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), a nonprofit organization that develops HIV prevention technologies for women, are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement for the Population Council to acquire IPM’s dapivirine vaginal ring pipeline and other assets. The organizations will work toward completing the transaction over the next two months, ensuring that all projects continue uninterrupted. Additional details will be announced when the process is complete.
The Population Council in Mexico has been awarded a new grant to continue their work on the Abriendo Futuros (Opening Futures) project that promotes autonomy and improves the quality of life for indigenous girls in Mexico.
The two-year grant to consolidate and build on the project’s successes is funded by a $300,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich.
The Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research has been awarded an $11 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development (NICHD) of the National Institute of Health (NIH). Queen’s University Belfast and Weill Cornell Medical College will partner with the Council on this grant over the next five years.
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, NY (December 1, 2021) – Medicines360, a mission-driven nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization, and the Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a dual prevention pill (DPP) product to prevent both pregnancy and HIV in a single tablet – for global distribution. The organizations intend to expedite the development, regulatory, and manufacturing pathways of one of the newest multi-purpose prevention technologies (MPTs) specifically for women. The organizations are seeking philanthropic support for product development, and clinical and regulatory work to bring the product to market.
An exciting, new study from the Population Council’s Kenya office and Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center tested the assumption that sanitary pads would improve girls’ education outcomes and ultimately found that distribution of sanitary pads did not in fact impact school attendance, performance, or the transition to secondary school, contrary to popular belief. However, the adolescent health education curriculum component of the intervention did indeed improve attitudes regarding reproductive health, demonstrating increased pride and comfort about menstruation, as well as enhanced knowledge of reproductive health, endorsement of equitable gender norms, and general self-confidence.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (September 14, 2021) – The Population Council is thrilled to announce the appointment of our colleague Dr. Karen Austrian as the Director of the Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center – a global research hub that generates, synthesizes, and translates evidence on adolescents to support investments that transform their lives, especially for girls.
