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News and Trends 3 Jul 2019

EU Approves Two-Drug Pill as First-Line Treatment for HIV

The two-drug pill Dovato, developed by the UK company ViiV Healthcare, has been approved as a first-line treatment for HIV, potentially causing fewer long-term side effects than current three-drug antiretroviral…

July 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 14 Jun 2019

This Biotech Reduces Drug Side Effects Using Silica Gel Implants

DelSiTech is a Finnish company developing injectable silica gel implants that release drugs slowly over time, causing fewer side effects and helping patients stick to their treatment regimen. Mission: To…

June 14, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 12 Jun 2019

How Vaccines Could One Day Beat HIV

Vaccines are humanity’s biggest achievement against infectious diseases. But could they defeat HIV, a particularly crafty virus? José Luis Cabero, CEO of Spanish biotech AELIX Therapeutics shared his experience developing…

June 12, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 3 Jun 2019

‘CRISPR Babies’ Might Be at Risk of Dying Younger

Update (01/10/2019): The scientists behind the study have declared that the results were based on erroneous data, meaning the mutation they studied has a weaker effect on mortality than initially…

June 3, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 11 Mar 2019

Monthly Injection Proves as Good as Daily Pills Against HIV in Phase III

Two phase III trials conducted by ViiV Healthcare have concluded that a monthly injection of two anti-HIV drugs is as effective as the standard daily treatment taken by people infected…

March 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Mar 2019

Second Patient Achieves HIV Remission After Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Cancer

For the second time in history, an HIV-positive patient with blood cancer has achieved HIV remission following a customized bone marrow transplant to treat their cancer from an HIV-resistant donor.…

March 6, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 3 Jan 2019

Austrian Biopharma Reaches First HIV Vaccine Milestone

Hookipa Pharma has reached its first milestone in a partnership deal with US-based CAR T pioneers Gilead Sciences to develop an HIV vaccine using the Austrian company’s arenavirus-based technology. Hookipa’s…

January 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 21 Dec 2018

French Scientists Find a Weak Spot in HIV-Infected Cells

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur were able to selectively kill the cells where HIV hides from antiretroviral drugs, opening the way for a new form of HIV treatments. The reason…

December 21, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 31 Oct 2018

Forget Daily Pills: HIV Could Be Treated With Monthly Injections

A monthly antiviral injection may be as good as daily HIV drugs for suppressing infections, reports the British biotech ViiV Healthcare. This could make the treatment of HIV easier for…

October 31, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Aelix Therapeutics Gilead Functional HIV Cure

News and Trends 19 Oct 2018

Spanish Biotech Partners Gilead to Develop Functional HIV Cure

AELIX Therapeutics and Gilead will run a clinical trial testing a combination of treatments that has potential to let HIV-infected people ditch lifelong therapy. The trial, which will run…

October 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 30 Jul 2018

This Transgenic Rice Could Prevent HIV Infections

Researchers in Spain have created a strain of genetically-engineered rice that could provide a cheap alternative to produce medicines for HIV prevention. The risk of HIV infections can be significantly…

July 30, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jul 2018

Two Drugs as Good as Three for Treating HIV

ViiV Healthcare reports promising data from two HIV treatments with two drugs instead of the usual three, which have the potential to reduce the side effects of antiretroviral therapy in…

July 25, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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