Autism Speaks Forms Non-Profit Affiliate To Develop Commercial Products
October 25, 2012 autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks announced it had formed an independent not-for-profit affiliate, Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism (DELSIA), to work with for-profit sector partners to develop commercial products for the autism and medical communities. DELSIA will operate independently with its own governance structure, financial accounting, advisory bodies and process of review, but will be staffed using existing Autism Speaks staff members and will be funded exclusively with grants from Autism Speaks. Robert Ring, Ph.D., Autism Speaks vice president for translational research, will serve as DELSIA’s first president. Autism Speaks reports that . . .
