Tag Archives : AIDS virus

Diseases usually have unpronounceable scary scientific names, sometimes even humorous un-sexy names, and bring to mind pictures of strange bacteria that we faintly remember having studied in a long ago biology class. Not often though would the mention of a disease bring to mind the image of a well-known person. Dirk Silz, creative director at Das Committee [...]

In a new agreement, giant pharmaceutical multinationals GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Pfizer Inc., the two leading developers of AIDS drugs, set up a joint company to develop drugs against HIV. This new company will hold nearly a fifth of the market for treatments against the virus. Glaxo will initially have an 85 percent stake in the joint venture. Pfizer [...]