Hong Kong-based Immuno Cure expects its therapeutic DNA vaccine for HIV/AIDS will soon deliver early Phase I results in patients with late-stage infections, CEO Xia Jin tells Scrip in an interview, also touching on the local biotech ecosystem.

Gilead execs Jared Baeten and Tomas Cihlar talk to Scrip about how the company, still the leader in HIV, is working toward less-frequent dosing, providing PrEP for broader populations and maybe finding a cure for HIV infection.

After investing more than €23m in Sanifit, the Spanish firm being acquired by Vifor Pharma, Caixa Capital's director of life sciences investments spoke to Scrip about the venture capital firm's long-term approach.

Emerging Company Profile: Aelix Therapeutics has constructed a potential therapeutic HIV vaccine to refocus the immune system onto vulnerable parts of the virus, and may allow patients to control viral replication without antiretroviral therapy.