ViiV Aims To Extend HIV Drug Durations With Halozyme’s Technology

Duo Will Expand Body’s Intake Capacity For Injected Medicines

ViiV Healthcare’s head of R&D tells Scrip that extending the durations of its long acting HIV treatments is possible using drug delivery technology from Halozyme Therapeutics to expand the body’s capacity to absorb injected medicines.

ViiV has licensed Halozyme’s platform globally for specific HIV targets • Source: Alamy

ViiV Healthcare can build on its highly successful two-drug HIV treatment regimens by creating longer-acting products using Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.’ proprietary drug delivery platform, which will allow more fluid – and thus medicine - to be absorbed by the body than at present, the company’s global head of R&D has told Scrip.

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