Press Statements http://www.mmci-communications.org daily 1 2008-07-22T12:59:54Z STATEMENT: HIV prevention research focus of International Microbicides Conference May 22-25 http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/media-archives-2010/april-2010/statement-hiv-prevention-research-focus-of-international-microbicides-conference-may-22-25 (Eurekalert!, Pittsburgh, PA) 14 April 14 2010: HIV prevention researchers, policy makers and community advocates from more than 35 countries will be in Pittsburgh, May 22-25 to attend the 2010 International Microbicides Conference (M2010). No publisher Karel Statement 2010-06-04T09:34:03Z News Item STATEMENT: International Partnership for Microbicides Receives US $130 Million from UK Government and the Gates Foundation http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/media-archives-2009/february-2009/news_item.2009-02-25.4490969349 (IPM, Silver Springs, Md.) 24 February 2009: New support will accelerate development of new tools to help women protect themselves from HIV No publisher Deborah International Partnership for Microbicides Funding Statement IPM 2009-02-25T12:09:08Z News Item STATEMENT: Indevus pharmaceuticals announces PRO 2000 found to show promise in large HIV prevention study http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/media-archives-2009/february-2009/news_item.2009-02-10.7373312358 By PR Newswire (Indevus) 9 February 2009: Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEV) announced today that a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical study found that participating women who received PRO 2000, the Company's candidate vaginal microbicide for HIV prevention, had an approximately 30% lower risk of acquiring HIV infection than women who received a placebo or no vaginal product. No publisher Mialy PRO2000 South Africa Trial MTN Statement CAPRISA 2009-02-23T13:02:38Z News Item STATEMENT: Researchers discover new way men can transmit HIV to women http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/december-2008/news_item.2008-12-17.0656802414 Eurealert release (Northwestern University) 16 December 2008: Virus races through healthy genital skin to reach immune cells in just four hours. No publisher Deborah Statement 2008-12-17T12:53:00Z News Item STATEMENT: UK calls for new drive on HIV research http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/november-2008/news_item.2008-11-07.1262148442 United Kingdom (DFID News) 4 November 2008: The HIV epidemic is set to spiral out of control unless new ways to prevent infection are discovered, Development Minister Gareth Thomas warned today. No publisher Deborah Funding DFID Statement 2008-11-25T08:00:08Z News Item STATEMENT: CONRAD Receives $100 million from USAID for Microbicide Development http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/september-2008/statement-conrad-receives-100-million-from-usaid-for-microbicide-development.html Arlington, VA (CONRAD) 8 September 2008: The CONRAD Program of the Eastern Virginia Medical School today announced that it has received a $100 million award from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue its development work on microbicides. To date, USAID has awarded a total of $160 million to CONRAD for microbicide research. No publisher Deborah CONRAD Statement 2008-11-28T07:52:08Z News Item STATEMENT: Spain Contributes €1.5 Million to Global Efforts to Help Women Protect Themselves from HIV http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/august-2008/news_item.2008-11-14.5538548057 MEXICO CITY (IPM and Planeta Salud) 4 August 2008: The government of Spain has announced its first contribution to the international effort to develop a microbicide that would offer women a promising new option to protect themselves from HIV infection. No publisher Deborah Funding Statement IPM 2008-11-28T08:10:33Z News Item STATEMENT: Inaugural Omololu Falobi Awards for Excellence in HIV Prevention http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/february-2008/inaugural-omololu-falobi-awards-for-excellence-in-hiv-prevention.html New Delhi, India (Release by AMAG, AVAC, GCM, JAAIDS, NHVMAG, TAM) 24 February 2008: 'Awards Presented at the International Microbicide 2008 Conference Recognize Exceptional Community Advocacy and International Leadership as Critical in Advancing Microbicides Research' No publisher Lori Statement Omololu Falobi 2008-11-18T12:08:35Z News Item STATEMENT: Trial is first to see if hiv prevention gels are safe for pregnant women, their babies http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/june-2008/trial-is-first-to-see-if-hiv-prevention-gels-are-safe-for-pregnant-women-their-babies.html Pittsburgh, PA (Microbicide Trials Network) 12 June 2008: Researchers plan to test microbicides to see if they are safe and effective in pregnant women. No publisher Lori Trial Statement Pregnant 2008-11-28T08:36:59Z News Item Statement on co-enrollment of participants in CAPRISA 004 and HPTN 035 in South Africa http://www.mmci-communications.org/media-and-news/news-archives/2008/may-2008/statement-on-co-enrollment-of-participants-in-caprisa-004-and-hptn-035-in-south-africa.html Open letter by Dr. Sharon Hillier, PI. (Microbicide Trials Network) 5 May 2008. No publisher Lori MTN CAPRISA Statement Trial 2008-11-28T08:38:11Z News Item