Sir Elton John Urges Bio Industry to Find an HIV Cure

British pop star Elton John, who has established foundations in both the United States and the United Kingdom to combat the AIDS epidemic, gave the keynote address at the Biotechnology Industry Organizations annual convention Tuesday.

The foundations have raised more than $150 million to support HIV prevention and treatment programs in 55 countries.

John said the world’s governments and industry are ignoring reality when it comes to AIDS and urged policies that would expand access to HIV treatment and testing as well as education. One in three new infections occur in people under 30, John said.

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The convention drew 20,000 scientists, industry leaders and government officials to see the latest products and discuss progress in efforts to:

find cures for major diseases,
find good substitutes for oil-based plastics and fuels,
and provide disease-resistant, genetically engineered crops and cloned animals to improve food supplies.

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