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| September 25, 2009 | ICAV/CITAV Receives Second Round Of Funding From Public Health Agency Of Canada Read more |
Interview of Jeremy Carver on the A H1N1 Virus - Courtesy of CHEX TV: |
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| May 14, 2009 | The International Consortium on Anti‐Virals/Consortium International sur les Thérapies Anti‐Virales (ICAV/CITAV) congratulates its Co‐Founder, Dr Michel Chrétien on his election to the Royal Academy, London. |
| May 12, 2009 | Immediate protection for emergency workers and front line care-givers against H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) – an initiative launched by the International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV) Full article |
| March 2009 | Growing Tamiflu resistance worries experts. An article from The LA Times on the rising concern over these Tamiflu-resistant strains in the US and the Netherlands, especially in light of the fact that “...the resistant virus appears to spread just as easily and to cause disease as readily as nonresistant strains, which is not always the case. This is a particular concern for the hospitalized, the elderly and others whose immune systems are already weakened and who are at especially high risk of developing pneumonia and dying, according to a second JAMA study released online today.” Click here to read the article. |
| February 2009 | A short news clip on Tamiflu® resistance to H5N1 avian influenza and the work that ICAV is doing to find new therapeutic options for pandemic preparedness. |
| November 7th, 2008 | “Stalking Killers in Africa.” The inauguration of the West African Viral Surveillance Network (WAVS) at the recent ICAV meeting in Beijing announced in Science magazine in the “Sciencescope” section. To read the article, click here. |
| November 4th, 2008 | ICAV concludes 7th International Symposium in Beijing, China. Read more |
| November 4th, 2008 | MOU signed between 11 institutions inaugurating the West African Viral Surveillance Network (WAVS). Network will foster scientific collaborations in the region to fight viral disease in West Africa. Read more |
| July 29, 2008 | ICAV 6th Symposium mentioned in Clustered, the quarterly publication of the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster. Click here to download a copy of the newsletter. Visit the Cluster’s website at www.innovationcluster.ca |
| May 27, 2008 | ICAV and FAV management met with President Jacques Chirac, Honorary Patron of FAV, and Dr. Douste-Blazy, ICAV Board Member and Under-Secretary of the United Nations, in Paris on 27 May 2008. Click here for pictures |
| May 29, 2008 | Operitel donates $50k to ICAV for ICAVconnect. Read more |
| May 07, 2008 | ICAV recognized by the Minister of Research and Innovation, John Wilkinson, in the Ontario Legislative Assembly today. Read transcript |
| May 06, 2008 | 6th International Symposium: ICAV facilitates signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Trent University, Canada and Redeemer's University, Nigeria. |
| May 05, 2008 | Article on ICAV 6th Symposium in Peterborough Examiner "Better Anti-Viral Drugs Urged. Segment on CHEX Newswatch about the 6th International ICAV Symposium. |
| April 30, 2008 | Increasing Worldwide Resistance to Stockpiled Tamiflu Heightens Call for More Anti-Virals Canada's 24% Resistance Rate is Greater than Global Average Read more |
| April 30, 2008 | The International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV) is hosting a media conference on Monday, May 5 from 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Trent University. Global experts on avian flu will deliver the latest update on the status of the H5N1 virus and discuss current anti-viral research. Media are encouraged to attend. Read more |
| February 14, 2008 | The McGuinty government is investing $2 million to support the International Consortium on Anti-Virals, a Canadian consortium headquartered at Trent University with a worldwide research network . Read More |
| November 19-20, 2007 | ICAV Presents Poster at Annual Canadian Tech-Transfer Conference ICAV presented a poster, Bridging the Anti-Viral Commercialization Gap, at the Alliance for Commercialization of Canadian Technology (ACCT) conference that took place on November 19 and 20, 2007. A national congregating body, the ACCT assembles the technology transfer offices and corporation across Canada. The ICAV poster was well received and generated a great deal of interest from technology transfer and commercialization offices across Canada. Click here to download the poster. |
| March 23, 2007 | Canada’s New Government Invests $2 million to Develop New Drugs to Combat Influenza Read more |
