Male Contraceptive Initiative

Male Contraceptive Initiative seeks a choice-maximized, inclusive world where men and women have access to the contraceptive options that fit their lifestyle. We envision a menu of contraceptives with characteristics that range from on-demand contraceptives to long acting, set it and forget it methods.

We fund researchers working on a variety of early-stage methods who just need a little help. Using the expertise of our scientific advisors, we strategize and ensure that we have a broad impact that moves the whole field of male contraception forward one step at a time.

Additionally, we educate the public and help regular people understand that men are interested in contraception, and want to take a larger role in the conversation.

Male Contraceptive Initiative is staffed by researchers and public health professionals with passion and expertise. Our board is comprised of world-class urologists and former researchers with combined decades of experience in the field of male contraception. Additionally, our scientific advisors provide nuanced viewpoints into the field and where our efforts can make the most impact. We work with startups, academic institutions, and other entities and are able to objectively help researchers push towards their next big goal.

Our nonprofit model is eminiently scalable, and as our funding grows, we have detailed plans for funding models that not only fund bench science, but create enthusiasm in the field and support young researchers.

MCI has awarded over $3M in funding since 2017, and has also sponsored researchers in the field with fellowships and travel grants. We’ve published a paper in the prestigious journal Contraception that details the impact of a male contraceptive on the unintended pregnancy rate, and make appearances in worldwide media outlets such as The Guardian, NPR, Scientific American, Bloomberg, and VOGUE.

As we expand our programs, we're funding more exciting research that pushes promising work towards clinical and animal trials. We also will continue to work with the research community to highlight male contraception, and make this topic a central focus. Finally, to address global misconceptions around men’s attitudes towards contraception, we will expand on our market research data to understand more about how men and their partners would use and feel about male contraception.