Data confirms 'modest' AIDS vaccine breakthrough Oct 21, 2009
AFP - Wednesday, October 21. Data from an AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand was presented to scientists for the first time, confirming the prototype as only a partial shield against HIV but still a pioneering achievement. (Yahoo! Asia News)
AIDS breakthrough as vaccine cuts infections for first time Sep 25, 2009
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), an organisation that promotes the search for a vaccine, said the trial results were "very exciting and a significant scientific achievement.". The head of the US agency tasked with controlling the spread of infectious disease said it was an important breakthrough. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Uganda: New Hope for Aids Vaccine Sep 25, 2009
"I will only comment after receiving a copy of the results from IAVI (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative)," said Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli of the Uganda AIDS Commission. AIDS has had a devastating impact in Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
After 20 years, AIDS vaccine shows success in trials Sep 25, 2009
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) greeted with excitement this new development. "The outcome is very exciting and a significant scientific achievement. It is the first demonstration that a candidate AIDS vaccine provides benefit in humans," said IAVI president Seth Berkley. (India Times, India)
HIV vaccine: All you wanted to know Sep 25, 2009
Non-profit groups such as IAVI, as well 00004000 as the U.S. government, are funding some of the trials and drug companies are funding others ... IAVI estimates that a vaccine that prevented just 50 percent of cases given to 30 percent of the population would avert 5. (India Times, India)
Two New Antibodies Found To Cripple HIV: 'Achilles' Heel On Virus For AIDS Vaccine Researchers To Exploit Sep 6, 2009
5, 2009) Researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), at The Scripps Research Institute, and at the biotechnology companies Theraclone Sciences and Monogram Biosciences have discovered two powerful new antibodies to HIV that reveal what may be an Achilles heel on the virus ... "The findings themselves are an exciting advance toward the goal of an effective AIDS vaccine because now we've got a new, potentially better target on HIV to focus our efforts for... (Science Daily)
Study Finds Potential Way to Make an AIDS Vaccine Sep 5, 2009
"The findings themselves are an exciting advance toward the goal of an effective AIDS vaccine because now we've got a new, potentially better target on HIV to focus our efforts for vaccine design," added Wayne Koff of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, or IAVI, which sponsored the study ... IAVI director Dr. Seth Berkley said the findings will not lead directly to a vaccine, but show that there are new and better ways to design one. (MEDLINEplus)
Scripps Discovery May Lead To AIDS Vaccine Sep 4, 2009
"The findings themselves are an exciting advance toward the goal of an effective AIDS vaccine because now we've got a new, potentially better target on HIV to focus our efforts for vaccine development," said Wayne Koff, senior vice president of research and development at IAVI.. "And having identified this one, we're set up to find more, which should further accelerate global efforts in AIDS vaccine development," he said. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
New Antibodies for HIV: Fresh Hope for a Vaccine? Sep 4, 2009
Now, after more than 15 years of trial and error in the field, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) report they have discovered two powerful new antibodies to HIV, which may potentially lead to the development of a way to immunize against the virus ... "Now that we have the antibodies, we have to go back and create the immune signal that produces these antibodies," says Seth Berkley, president and CEO of IAVI. After that, the task is... (Time.com)
Antibodies 'may aid HIV jab hunt' Sep 4, 2009
Researchers, led by the International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), say the discovery reveals a potential new Achilles heel in the virus's defences ... Wayne Koff, of the IAVI, said: "The findings themselves are an exciting advance toward the goal of an effective Aids vaccine because now we've got a new, potentially better target on HIV to focus our efforts for vaccine design. "And having identified this one, we're set up to find more, which should further accelerate global efforts in Aids... (BBC News -- Health)
Shifting Scientific, Health Priorities and Global Economic Downturn Impact Investment in HIV Prevention R&D Jul 20, 2009
" The Resource Tracking Working Group identified a critical need in this time of shifting budget priorities and economic uncertainty for the HIV prevention research field to identify funding needs and put in place scientific plans to help guide research decisions. These steps will ensure that there is no duplication of efforts and that funding can be linked efficiently to scientific priorities. "Support and interest in HIV prevention research from public, private and philanthropic funders over... (Canada Newswire)
TB Vaccine Enters New Clinical Trials May 1, 2009
21, 2007) The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) January 2007 Annual Issue of VAX, an editorially independent bulletin on AIDS vaccine research published by IAVI, reports that 13 new preventive. (June 30, 2008) The World Health Organization Initiative for Vaccine Research recently convened a panel of TB vaccine trial experts to examine the best way of testing immunity in blood taken from people vaccinated. (Science Daily)
Keystone Symposia to Mark 25th Anniversary of its First HIV/AIDS Meeting Mar 19, 2009
In addition, IAVI (International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) funded four awards. The winners come from 46 countries, and, for many, it will be their first visit to the US. The interaction of those working on this major public health issue from so many regions of the world allows for an unprecedented level of global cooperation in moving toward new solutions. (PR Newswire)
