RIO trial represented at EACS 2021

The 18th European AIDS Conference (EACS) took place on the 27th – 30th of October 2021 both in London and online.

From the RIO study team, Professors Sarah Fidler, Marina Caskey and John Frater and our Patient Representative Mr Simon Collins were part of the scientific programme of the conference.

Prof Fidler chaired a session titled HIV cure: What do we need to advance?

Prof Caskey participated in a panel discussion for the above session HIV cure: What do we need to advance? and was invited to give a presentation titled Application of the monoclonal broadly neutralizing antibodies: From vaccine to HIV cure research.

Prof Frater co-chaired a session titled ANRS “HIV Cure” session Immunotherapies: How to enhance the “kill”.

Mr Collins took part in a panel discussion titled HIV-related mortality: How to measure it and prevent it, and also was one of the winners of the biennial EACS Award.

For the official highlights from the event please visit the NAM aidsmap website.