Building a world where scientific advancements are translated into global impact to ensure that current and future generations thrive.
Building a world where scientific advancements are translated into global impact to ensure that current and future generations thrive.
We are i3, an independent Canadian nonprofit turning scientific advancement into better health for infants, families and future generations.
The Problem
The earliest stages of life, from pregnancy through infancy, represent the most influential period for shaping health across the lifespan.
Biological processes during this critical window shape:
mortality and morbidity
immune development
brain development
metabolism and growth
risk of chronic disease throughout life.
These effects extend across generations.
Despite this, our understanding of early-life biology is fragmented. Healthcare is largely reactive, focused on treating complications after they arise rather than preventing them, and scientific discoveries fail to reach the families and communities that need them most.
Pregnancy through infancy are the most influential stages in shaping health across a lifespan.
The Vision
A world where scientific advancements are translated into global community impact to ensure that current and future generations not only survive, but thrive.
Our Approach
We connect the people, science and partners that turn early-life discoveries into real-world impact.
Our work is guided by three main pillars.
Scientific Advancement
We connect scientific expertise across disciplines and institutions to address critical knowledge gaps in maternal, infant, and intergenerational health. Through global research partnerships, we help shape scientific priorities and advance ambitious interdisciplinary research programs.
Connect Scientific Expertise
Identify Knowledge Gaps
Shape Research Agendas
Advance Collaborative Research
Scientific Advancement
We connect scientific expertise across disciplines and institutions to address critical knowledge gaps in maternal, infant, and intergenerational health. Through global research partnerships, we help shape scientific priorities and advance ambitious interdisciplinary research programs.
Connect Scientific Expertise
Identify Knowledge Gaps
Knowledge to Impact
We translate scientific evidence into accessible knowledge, practical resources, education, and evidence-informed health initiatives that benefit families, healthcare providers, and communities.
Public Education & Resources
Evidence-Informed Health Initiatives
Healthcare & Community Engagement
Knowledge Translation & Implementation
Shape Research Agendas
Advance Collaborative Research
Knowledge to Impact
We translate scientific evidence into accessible knowledge, practical resources, education, and evidence-informed health initiatives that benefit families, healthcare providers, and communities.
Public Education & Resources
Global Partnerships & Equity
We build reciprocal partnerships with researchers, institutions, healthcare providers, and communities worldwide to ensure research priorities are locally relevant, strengthen capacity, and make knowledge and solutions accessible to those who need them most.
Local Capacity Strengthening
Equitable Global Collaborations
Community-Informed Priorities
Accessible Knowledge & Solutions
Evidence-Informed Health Initiatives
Healthcare & Community Engagement
Knowledge Translation & Implementation
Global Partnerships & Equity
We build reciprocal partnerships with researchers, institutions, healthcare providers, and communities worldwide to ensure research priorities are locally relevant, strengthen capacity, and make knowledge and solutions accessible to those who need them most.
Local Capacity Strengthening
Equitable Global Collaborations
Community-Informed Priorities
Accessible Knowledge & Solutions
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