INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ETHICAL RESEARCH INC

Programs

1. International foundation for ethical research, inc. Has funded 6 medical research projects that utilize human-relevant, non-animal alternatives as their test models. The projects may help countless patients without harming animals.

   $123,343 spentof which $95,921 as grants
   85% of program spending

2. Ifer is increasingly involved in funding organizations that advance the mission of replacing animal testing in research. These organizations are committed to advancements that bring the research community closer to the elimination of animals in research. Moreover, funding these organizations provides ifer with the twin opportunities of recruiting experts for its scientific advisory board as well as expanding the quantity and quality of fellowship applicants.

3. Imps: the international microphysiological society (imps) is a professional organization dedicated to the development and utility of microphysiological devices. Sometimes called organs-on-a-chip", mps devices mimic bodily organs, and in doing so they increasingly provide an alternative to the use of animals in research. Currently, no other professional organization exceeds the importance and reach in the mps field. Sponsoring and exhibiting at the imps summit is central to ifer's effort to support the replacement of animals in research.

   $9,750 spent
   7% of program spending

4. Bmes: the biomedical engineering society is a professional organization dedicated to advancing engineering solutions to biomedical challenges. Bmes' relevance to ifer's mission lies in the fact that the work of biomedical engineers has contributed mightily to the development of devices, such as organs-on-a-chip, that mimic bodily functions. Thus, while not all biomedical engineers focus on replacing animals in research, the work of many in this field dovetails with researchers who are seeking to replace animals in research. Sponsoring and exhibiting at the bmes conference bears directly on ifer's effort to align itself with scientists whose work contributes to the replacement of animals in research.

   $9,400 spent
   6% of program spending

5. Wc: world congress on alternatives and animal use in the life sciences. The wc is a professional organization devoted to the replacement, reduction, and/or refinement in the use of animals in research and testing. Many within the wc share ifer's commitment to replace all animal testing with relevant human models. Thus, supporting wc's conference allows ifer to place itself in the forefront of researchers who seek to eliminate all animal testing.

   $2,500 spent
   2% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $144,993.