ICCP membership
The Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation was approved to meet the scientific requirements and was appointed to become a member of the ICCP, the authoritative head organisation in spinal cord injury (SCI) research worldwide. As one of the 12 members of the “International Campaign for Cures of spinal cord injury Paralysis” (ICCP), Wings for Life attracts attention as a serious, verified and scientifically approved organisation fostering Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) research worldwide.
The ICCP is a body of affiliated non-profit organisations working to fund research into putative cures of paralysis caused by spinal cord injury.
The ICCP coalition mission is "to expedite the discovery of cures for Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis". In a collaborative effort Wings for Life is thereby joining prestigious leading foundations (such as the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation) into a structure that is ensuring (i) the highest quality standard of funded research and (ii) a vote to stimulate future directions worldwide.
For example, in a collaborative effort the ICCP members are currently working on the development of improved, more precise clinical trial guidelines for spinal cord injury treatments. This represents an urgent need because higher transparency and validity of data measurements are prerequisites to evaluate the efficacy of intervention strategies in future SCI trials.
ICCP Background
For almost twenty years, an exclusive number of charitable organisations throughout the world have worked tirelessly to promote research to find cures for spinal cord injury paralysis. When they began their quest, the conventional wisdom was that paralysis and other consequences of spinal cord injury were incurable, and that once damaged the spinal cord could not be repaired. Today, such organisations can be credited with research funding which has allowed for many significant discoveries in the field, bringing scientists new optimism and considerably changing the perspectives for people suffering a spinal cord injury. Thus today, it is not a question of if effective treatments and cures will be found but a question of when! With this in mind, organisations promoting spinal cord research have met to determine the ways in which their collaborative efforts can hasten progress in this field. On 12 May 1998 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, they signed a "Statement of Intent" and the ICCP was formed. The ICCP’s mission is "to expedite the discovery of cures for spinal cord injury paralysis".
ICCP Objectives
1. Encourage the best and brightest scientists, researchers and clinicians to dedicate to the field of central nervous system nerve regeneration and repair, particularly those who are newly graduating, and promote their career commitment to spinal cord research.
2. Promote public support of the development of effective treatments and cures by highlighting the individual vulnerability to injuries and the benefits of cures to present-day and future generations.
3. Promote governmental financial support of spinal cord research by highlighting the economic cost of lifetime care for those injured.
4. Give consideration to conducting collaborative awareness and fundraising campaigns to promote the global nature of spinal cord injury and paralysis cure research.
5. Promote linkages and communication between laboratories, scientists, clinicians and other relevant organisations.
6. Promote increased communication between fundraising groups and encourage shared utilisation of resources and expertise.
7. Encourage the development of strategies and priorities in the field of spinal cord injury research internationally.
8. Evaluate the progress and success of the campaign via precise measurable outcomes, and report progress to the field.
ICCP Membership
CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
French Institute for Spinal Cord Research
International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia
Japan Spinal Cord Foundation
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation
Spinal Cure Australia
Neil Sachse Foundation
Spinal Research
Wings for Life
