Contraceptive Accelerator Network (CAN) brings together the brightest minds in the male contraception research & development field.
Our extended team of staff, board members, advisors, and collaborators bring decades of successful drug development experience to their work at CAN.
We bring a holistic perspective to the challenges and opportunities inherent to male contraception research and development, allowing us to avoid the pitfalls of traditional approaches to drug development.
Our agility affords us the opportunity to accelerate progress while reducing costs, meaning that people will get the contraceptives they need at prices they can afford.
Organizational Overview.
Contraceptive Accelerator Network is a small, mission-based pharmaceutical company ensuring that promising non-hormonal, reversible contraceptive options for those who produce sperm receive the support necessary for development as next generation birth control methods.
CAN is a subsidiary of the non-profit Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI), and works in parallel with it to identify appropriate products and programs and support them with the testing and evaluation processes required prior to IND-enabling studies and clinical trials.
The company’s operations are streamlined and intentionally designed to maximize cost efficiency in all activities, taking advantage of the many drug discovery resources commercially available to increase our impact while reducing overhead costs and allowing for an expanded portfolio of projects as appropriate.
The granting and investment activities of our parent non-profit MCI sufficiently de-risk early stage targets such that CAN is able to identify the most salient options and work through a collaborative network of researchers, advisers, and other external resources to accelerate the development of new sperm-targeting contraceptives in an effort to quickly facilitate their market-readiness. Projects held by CAN are given individualized attention, and progressed in a way that de-risks future studies, incentivizes follow-on investment, and advances the program into clinical trials.
CAN is structured such that profits generated from the contraceptive products it develops are reinvested in MCI. This innovative structure disrupts the traditional model of contraceptive drug development:
It ensures the continued support of early stage research and development activities and maturation into active contraceptive development programs
It allows for the potential expanded support of the male contraceptive R&D field with a prospective infusion of additional capital
It provides the MCI/CAN cohort more control over the cost of the products it develops once they are market-ready, which by extension can help ensure greater access domestically and internationally
It prevents promising male contraceptive leads from being shelved due to a lack of meaningful development support
It acts as an incubator, and facilitates the growth of a program while actively looking for mission-driven partners interested in technology transfer and product development
It values and promotes transparency and partnerships, bringing the values of philanthropy into pharmaceutical development
Vision & Mission.
Contraceptive Accelerator Network’s vision is “Progress Accelerated” and this manifests in our mission to achieve reproductive autonomy for all by accelerating contraceptive research and development.
We believe that every potential contraceptive target deserves fair consideration.
In a world where over 120 million unintended pregnancies occur each year, we can and must do better in providing people with the resources they need to best manage their family planning goals.
CAN was created to do just that: quickly fill the contraceptive method mix gap with products that meet the diverse needs of the millions of people seeking better alternatives to existing contraceptive methods.
Staff & Board
CAN consists of luminaries from across the contraception research and development stakeholder spectrum. We utilize a small full-time staff along with an engaged board of directors and robust network of experts to move swiftly and efficiently as we vet and support promising contraceptive leads.
Projects.
Learn about the exciting potential male contraceptive targets that Contraceptive Accelerator Network is supporting here:
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
Email
contact@contraceptionforall.com
Phone
+1 (828) 484-1788