Spanish HIV focused immunotherapies company AELIX Therapeutics, a spin-off of IrisCaixa, has announced the acquisition of its investigational assets related to the HTI therapeutic HIV vaccine by US antiviral specialist Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD).
This transaction represents a significant step forward in the development of innovative strategies for curing HIV. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
The HTI immunogen, which forms the foundation of this therapeutic vaccine, was designed at IrsiCaixa by researchers Christian Brander, Beatriz Mothe and Anuska Liono as part of the HIVACAT program. Subsequently, AELIX clinically developed it, achieving promising results in Phase I and Phase II clinical trials.
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