AIDS Research Alliance: Our Vision and Mission
Established in 1989, AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) envisions a future in which HIV and its effects on health are eliminated, and new infections are prevented. We exist TO DEVELOP A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS, medical strategies to prevent new infections and better treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS.
• AIDS Research Alliance has conducted 80+ clinical and preclinical studies, ranging from therapies that take a holistic approach to HIV management to the first ever in-human HIV vaccine trial.
- Almost half of all existing anti-HIV treatments arrived to market—and arrived there faster—because of AIDS Research Alliance’s revolutionary research protocols.
- AIDS Research Alliance is the only non-profit, community-based research organization licensed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an anti-HIV drug (prostratin).
- Watchdog groups, like the American Institute of Philanthropy have awarded AIDS Research Alliance their highest ratings. In fact, 85¢ of every dollar given to AIDS Research Alliance underwrite meaningful HIV research.
With a budget equal to one small medical practice, AIDS Research Alliance stands with major research institutions at the forefront of HIV science.
Pioneering HIV/AIDS Research in the U.S.
- Independent clinical research, without regard to profit or politics.
- Clinical trials seeking better anti-HIV treatments and technologies, and for HIV prevention research.
- Collaborations and strategic partnerships with other scientific organizations (including academic institutions, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and governmental agencies).
Guiding Principles
Urgency: With thousands of deaths and new infections every day, ARA recognizes that better treatments and medical prevention tools are needed right now.
Innovation: ARA conducts pioneering scientific, and pursues paths others may think are too expensive, not profitable or too cutting-edge.
Integrity: ARA research and programs adhere to the highest scientific and ethical standards.
Compassion: ARA’s research helps all communities worldwide threatened by the HIV pandemic.
Independence: ARA conducts autonomous medical research on the most promising HIV prevention strategies and therapies, without regard to economic potential or political controversy.
Collaboration: ARA works with the pharmaceutical industry, academic researchers and biotech firms to advance the search for a cure.
Click Here to Read about ARA’s history and scientific accomplishments.
