CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY SCIENCES INC

ADVOCACY/POLICY: CCS LEADS TARGETED ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SHAPE LARGE-SCALE NATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES AND IMPROVE STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS. THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, MEDICAL AGENCIES, AND VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WE SEEK TO TRANSFORM MEDICAL RESEARCH PRACTICES, ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, AND PROMOTE PANDEMIC PREVENTION MEASURES. WE RELY ON EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE TO MODERNIZE PUBLIC POLICY AND EXECUTE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THAT BENEFIT SOCIETY, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE. SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY: CCS WORKS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TO SHIFT THE EXISTING PARADIGM IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OTHER HEALTH-IMPACTING AREAS. THE CCS INVESTOR SUMMIT IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EVENT THAT CONNECTS INNOVATORS, INVESTORS, RESEARCHERS, AND VENTURE PHILANTHROPISTS TO SUPPORT MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EMERGING FIELD OF HUMAN-RELEVANT ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION. THE CCS INNOVATION CIRCLE BRINGS TOGETHER PARTNERS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND POLICYMAKERS, FOSTERING THE DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND ADOPTION OF THE BEST SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS THAT CAN REPLACE INEFFECTIVE ANIMAL TESTING. THREATS: CCS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN HEALTH THREATS POSED BY WILDLIFE TRADE AND FACTORY FARMING. WE ENGAGE WITH HEALTH AGENCIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN SUPPORT OF PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVES AIMED AT MITIGATING THESE RISKS. EDUCATION/TRAINING: CCS SERVES AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS, AND STUDENTS, ABOUT PANDEMICS, HUMAN HEALTH THREATS, AND THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SUCH AS HUMAN-RELEVANT TESTING METHODS. OUR IN-HOUSE FELLOWSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ATTRACTS STUDENTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO HONE THEIR SKILLS IN A RIGOROUS, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, CCS REGULARLY PRODUCES FREE PUBLIC EVENTS, INFORMATIVE DATABASES, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE STRIVE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, DRIVE GENERATIONAL CHANGE, AND DEVELOP A NETWORK OF INFORMED PROFESSIONALS EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME.