Business Wire - November 12, 2008
AIDS Vaccine Lab at Historic Brooklyn Army Terminal
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
WHAT: The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) opens an AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory in New York City, the only facility in the world exclusively devoted to the development of an AIDS vaccine. IAVI will be the first occupant of a biotechnology park that the City of New York is creating in the landmark Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Scientists at IAVI's AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, together with partners in academia, the private sector and government, will design, compare, prioritize and advance promising AIDS vaccine strategies, with the ultimate goal of ending the AIDS epidemic through an effective vaccine, accessible to all.
Distinguished guests will speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Design Lab's opening.
WHO:
Seth Berkley - President and CEO, IAVI
Dennis R. Burton - Scientific Director, IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Consortium and Professor, Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute
Salim Abdool-Karim - Pro Vice Chancellor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
WHY: New York is a global city, and there are few global problems more pressing than AIDS. Despite advances made in AIDS treatment and some successes with HIV prevention, AIDS remains the number four killer globally and the number one in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists agree that the best hope for ending the AIDS pandemic is through a preventive vaccine.
New York City has the highest concentration of academic institutions in the world and is home to more than 125 bioscience companies, nine world-class medical centers and two of the four major global vaccine developers. All of which makes New York an ideal wellspring for the kind of pioneering ideas that will be necessary for development of an effective AIDS vaccine.
WHERE: Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, Eighth Floor, Brooklyn NY 11220
WHEN: Wednesday, November 12 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Media are invited to tour the facility and shoot B-roll footage earlier in the day from 12:00PM - 1:30PM.
Media Registration
Contact Rachel Steinhardt at 212-847-1045 or at rsteinhardt@iavi.org to register for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Contacts
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) | Rachel Steinhardt, 212-847-1045 | rsteinhardt@iavi.org
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