HIV Treatment Test Closer to Manufacture With New $7.3 Million Grant

CD4 Initiative is developing easy to use $2 test that can rapidly measure numbers of CD4+ T-cells in a person's blood

LONDON -- An initiative that is developing a rapid and inexpensive test to analyse the immune system of people living with HIV/AIDS has received a $7.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. If successful, the test would improve healthcare workers' ability to determine the best treatment for their patients.

To read the full press release, visit the Imperial College London web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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