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On World AIDS Vaccine Day, May 18, IAVI remains as committed to the quest for an AIDS vaccine as it was in 1998, when this day of observance was established to commemorate former US President Bill Clinton’s challenge to researchers to develop a vaccine against HIV. We are as committed as we were when, 13…

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced today that a Phase IIb clinical trial, HVTN 505, evaluating a sequential regimen of two HIV vaccine candidates has been halted. The decision was based on the outcome of an interim analysis that indicated the regimen is not likely to prevent HIV infection or…

As Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of new global health tools, we applaud the official launch of the Global Health Innovation and Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), which was announced today in Tokyo, Japan. This new public-private partnership of the Japanese Government, the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation and a group…

A team of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and IAVI report in the current issue of Science a novel strategy to aid the design of vaccines that can elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Their approach, which applies pioneering computational and genetic engineering techniques to create an HIV immunogen—the active ingredient of a…

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) congratulates Marijke Wijnroks, member of IAVI’s Board of Directors, on her appointment as Chief of Staff at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Dr. Wijnroks has a long track record of leadership in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, and a strong commitment to prioritizing Sexual Reproductive…

IAVI welcomes news that the Government of Japan has awarded the 2013 Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize to two leaders of the global campaign to address the suffering caused by AIDS and end the HIV pandemic: Dr. Alex Coutinho, Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda, and Dr. Peter Piot, Director of the…

Women the world over have made enormous progress in obtaining the right to lead their lives as they choose. IAVI applauds that progress and lends its unequivocal support to the continuing struggle to ensure equal rights and protections for all women, everywhere. Addressing the HIV epidemic among women is a big part of that struggle.…

IAVI is very pleased to share some important news regarding the new appointments of two highly-valued, integral senior staff in our Medical Affairs Department. Pat Fast, most recently Chief Medical Officer at IAVI, has transitioned into the role ofSenior Technical Advisor in Research and Development, effective February 1, 2013.  Pat will have specific responsibilities in IAVI’s…