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IAVI Sponsors Phase I Clinical Trial of a Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibody

February 2, 2017

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is sponsoring a Phase 1 clinical trial (T001) led by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to investigate the safety and tolerability of a broadly neutralizing antibody infusion (bNAb) to prevent HIV infection. A maximum of 93 volunteers will receive one-time infusions of the bNAb PGT121 at varying…

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IAVI Awarded Grants to Expedite AIDS Vaccine Development

October 3, 2016

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has recently been awarded two new grants by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expedite the development of promising AIDS vaccine candidates and other new biomedical HIV prevention tools. The grants provide for funding in an amount of almost US$60M over three and a half years. Under these…

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New Vaccination Strategies Successfully Coach Immune System to Make Powerful HIV-Neutralizing Antibodies

September 8, 2016

New approaches that could spur the human body to produce HIV-blocking antibodies have been successful in mice mimicking the human immune system, according to five studies published today in the research journals Cell, Immunity and Science. The results were produced by scientists affiliated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI); The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI);…

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IAVI Awarded NIH Contract to Expedite AIDS Vaccine Development

August 9, 2016

IAVI to ensure characterization and manufacturing of AIDS vaccine immunogens.

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Eric Goosby Appointed as the New IAVI Board Chair and Anne VanLent Appointed Vice-Chair

July 8, 2016

Board member Lord Norman Fowler elected Lord Speaker for the United Kingdom’s House of Lords.

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IAVI and Partners Receive Funding from USAID to Advance and Accelerate the Research and Development of an AIDS Vaccine for Africa, with Africa

July 1, 2016

Africa-centered global partnership will advance pre-clinical and clinical AIDS vaccine research, strengthen local capacity and ownership and support sustainable development of African countries.

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Ending AIDS Will Require Innovation in HIV Prevention – Especially a Vaccine

June 8, 2016

UN High Level Meeting highlights successes and continued needs in the global fight for a world without AIDS.

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New HIV-Mimicking Particles That Trigger Immune Response Could Advance AIDS Vaccine Design

May 19, 2016

Call it a sheep in wolf’s clothing. Researchers with the International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have built tiny particles that resemble HIV on their outside and used them to provoke an immune response in animals. Their work, which was published today in the journal Cell Reports, could advance the…

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