December 18, 2007 Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Requests Feedback on Invitation for Applications

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- The Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI), a collaborative initiative launched by the Government of Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in February 2007 to coordinate efforts that support the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, is requesting additional input and ideas to strengthen their "Invitation to Submit Applications" for the creation, in Canada, of a pilot scale manufacturing facility for clinical trial lots.

For more information and to review the questions posted with the invitation for applications, visit the Public Health Agency of Canada Web site.

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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, 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.