Positive news abounds for the Aicuris team, and patients living with HSV, with the release of new results from their Phase three clinical trials for Pritelivir and initiation of aContinueContinue reading “Promising Progress in clinical trials for Pritelivir”
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CDC issues Request for Proposal to develop new serology test for Herpes Simplex Virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of Science (OS) in late December 2022 issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the competitive selection of research proposals,ContinueContinue reading “CDC issues Request for Proposal to develop new serology test for Herpes Simplex Virus”
New Clinical Study for Broad spectrum anti-viral to treat HPV, Mpox, and possibly herpes
Hyundai Biosciences have applied for a clinical study in Korea to test the efficacy of CP-COVO3, a new candidate treatment for viral infections, on HPV. This antiviral agent, developed inContinueContinue reading “New Clinical Study for Broad spectrum anti-viral to treat HPV, Mpox, and possibly herpes”
BioNTech New Clinical Trial for Herpes Vaccine begins
December 21 2022, BioNTech announced they had dosed the first clinical trial participant. This is the first-in-human study aims to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of prophylactic herpes virus vaccineContinueContinue reading “BioNTech New Clinical Trial for Herpes Vaccine begins”
Meet the Experts
A series of talks with experts in herpes simplex virus research, commercial partners in vaccine or treatment development, sexual health, and more. Learn more about clinical trials, the latest science,ContinueContinue reading “Meet the Experts”
Testing for Herpes: Step-by-Step Guide
How to get tested for Herpes Testing for herpes is complicated and can be confusing in America. Currently available, FDA-approved IgG antibody tests sometimes present with false positive results whereContinueContinue reading “Testing for Herpes: Step-by-Step Guide”
We lost our baby daughter to neonatal herpes
We lost our baby to neonatal herpes, and her life mattered. Our daughter would be turning a year old this coming September 2022. Instead of celebrating her birth, though, weContinueContinue reading “We lost our baby daughter to neonatal herpes”
Important Win for Herpes Advocacy: FY 2023 Congress Budget Update
Herpes Cure Advocacy celebrates and thanks the US House of Representatives for their prioritization of federal action for Herpes Simplex Virus cure, treatment and prevention in the FY 2023 HouseContinueContinue reading “Important Win for Herpes Advocacy: FY 2023 Congress Budget Update”
Possible herpes keratitis cure takes another step: BDGene of China applies for Orphan Drug Designation at the FDA
Chinese company BDGene from Shanghai continues to lead in the global race for a herpes keratitis cure. The highly anticipated treatment, BD111 has reached a big milestone as it appliedContinueContinue reading “Possible herpes keratitis cure takes another step: BDGene of China applies for Orphan Drug Designation at the FDA”
New Clinical Trial for Herpes Vaccine from Biontech + UPenn
The BioNTech team and UPenn have previously partnered on pre-clinical study of an mRNA-based vaccine candidate to prevent genital herpes. This work is led by lead investigator Dr. Harvey FriedmanContinueContinue reading “New Clinical Trial for Herpes Vaccine from Biontech + UPenn”