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The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announces the appointment of Dr. Robin Weiss as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2016. In this capacity, Dr. Weiss will also serve as the SAC representative to the IAVI Board of Directors. Dr. Weiss is Emeritus Professor of Viral Oncology…

IAVI welcomes new results demonstrating that pre-exposure prophylaxis with the antiretroviral medicine tenofovir disoproxil fumarate can almost halve the risk of HIV infection for people using intravenous drugs  In a landmark study in Thailand by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Thailand Ministry of Public…

Accelerating Next-Generation Vaccine Development for Global Disease Prevention A group of leading scientists advocate the creation of a Human Vaccines Project to accelerate the development of next generation vaccines against major global killers such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases. In the current issue of the journal Science they further argue that a Human Vaccines…

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…