Crucell and Harvard (BIDMC) Join Forces with IAVI to Advance AdVac-based AIDS Vaccine
Crucell N.V. announces its intention to participate in an international Phase I clinical trial in the United States and Africa of a combination of two AdVac®-based AIDS vaccine candidates, Ad26.ENVA.01 and Ad35-ENV, in healthy adults who are not infected with HIV. The clinical trial, which ... more
Two new antibodies found to cripple HIV
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 ... more
Zambia begins first preventive HIV vaccine trial
Targeted Genetics Corporation, the Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced the initiation of a clinical trial in Zambia to test the safety and immunogenicity of tgAAC09, a preventive HIV vaccine. This is the first preventive H ... more