Chelsea Polis
Chelsea Polis is senior scientist of epidemiology at the Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) at the Population Council. Polis serves on CBR's leadership [...]
Lisa Haddad
Lisa Haddad is medical director of the Center for Biomedical Research at the Population Council. She leads the clinical development efforts to advance [...]
Barbara Friedland
Barbara Friedland is a senior associate and Project Director of Clinical and Behavioral Research, HIV Product Development at the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical [...]
Thomas M. Zydowsky
Tom Zydowsky recently retired from his position as the director of biomedical research and pharmaceutical development at the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical [...]
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In collaboration with governments, service providers, civil society organizations, and other partners, we conduct pioneering research and develop innovative products and tools across our [...]
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
The Population Council tackles intersecting inequalities that undermine rights and access to contraception, HIV and STI prevention, maternal and newborn health, safe abortion, [...]
Celanese Announces Agreement with the Population Council for Sustained Release Dual-API Therapeutic
September 12, 2023 – Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced that it has entered into an [...]
Products in Development
More than 170 million women around the world use contraceptives developed by the Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) or based on our technologies. Still, [...]
World Contraception Day
From IUDs to implants and vaginal rings, our Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) has brought nine products to market. More than 170 million [...]
Accelerating Action Around the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25
The 1994 International Conference on Population Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, saw 179 governments adopt an ambitious program of action to achieve comprehensive [...]