ILSI U.S. and Canada contributes collaborative science for safe, nutritious, and sustainable food.

Explore ILSI U.S. and Canada's research for a healthier future.

ILSI U.S. and Canada is a member of the global, nonprofit International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) federation, dedicated to advancing public and planetary health through credible, science-based research. ILSI U.S. and Canada serves as a trusted convener of leading scientists from academia, government, and industry, fostering collaboration on critical issues related to nutrition, food safety, and sustainability.

Operating under the highest standards of scientific integrity, ILSI U.S. and Canada employs a tripartite governance model that ensures balanced representation and transparency. Its expert committees, known as Vanguard Committees, focus on priority research areas and are responsible for developing and overseeing projects aligned with the organization’s mission and portfolio objectives. Through this structure, ILSI U.S. and Canada supports the generation of rigorous, unbiased science that informs policy, innovation, and public health decision-making.

Participation in ILSI U.S. and Canada activities does not require a membership fee.

Who is ILSI?

ILSI convenes scientists at the forefront of research on nutrition, food safety, and sustainability. We are proud to operate within a rigorous framework of the highest principles of scientific integrity. Additionally, ILSI's trusted experts and volunteers around the world work synergistically and transparently across multiple sectors and disciplines.

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ILSI at a Glance

10 entities worldwide

26 scientific publications

76 workshops, conferences, and scientific meetings

33,726 science video views on YouTube

(2024)

ILSI U.S. and Canada: Integrity in Science

Scientific integrity is essential to developing sound research that benefits society.

ILSI believes researchers from academia and the public and private sectors, as well as academia, can and should work together on science and health issues of common interest or concern. Public-private collaboration – where all interests, conflicts, and biases are declared and all funding is acknowledged – can improve the science used to promote the health and safety of the public and the environment.

ILSI U.S. and Canada's research is collaborative across the academic, public, and private sectors.

Public Benefit

ILSI's scientific activities must all have a primary public purpose and benefit.

Collaboration

ILSI believes scientists from industry, government, academia, and other sectors of society can and should work together to identify and address topics of common interest.

Transparency

ILSI's activities are all conducted in an open and transparent manner with outcomes made publicly available.

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ILSI is a non-profit, charitable organization organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. ILSI does not engage in lobbying or political activities. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by U.S. tax law.

ILSI Global, which operates the ILSI U.S. and Canada Research Program, has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, Platinum Seals of Transparency from Candid, as well as the 2021 GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency.