NanoViricides Inc. (NNVC)

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The thing is when they do get used, chimps are by far the best surrogate. Talk to companies like VPHM, ANDS, VICL, AVII, ACHN and you learn these things. The funny part is using chimps is just as expensive as going straight to humans. Chimp clinical trials require paying for healthcare for the chimp for its lifetime.

If you spent time talking to the rest of the industry you'd know all this. I'm sure you can dig up a paper or two on attempts at getting mouse models accurate but your standard procedure is to skip it because there is no 'mouse HIV'. It's not homologous, etc. By the time you change the mouse's immune system to the point where it's somewhat human you've really missed the point. I'm sure it's someone life's work, so I'll pass on commenting on it, but as of now it's just not a part of the industry.