The Wistar Institute Receives $17 Million NIH Grant for Personalized HIV Cure Research

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The Wistar Institute received a five-year, $17 million NIH award to launch the iCure Consortium. The consortium will develop personalized HIV cure regimens by combining antibodies, mRNA therapy, viral binders, CAR-T cells, NK cells, and latency-reversing drugs. Researchers will tailor treatment strategies to each participant's HIV mutations and immune profile. The project involves multiple academic and clinical partners and builds on prior BEAT-HIV research efforts.

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Amount $17.0M Total raised
Date August 19, 2025 Announcement date
Investors National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Lead investors
Company wistar.org Funded company

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