EpiVax CEO Annie De Groot was one of 10 individuals honored by the Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative’s Local Heroes program for her volunteerism and civic engagement on November 2, 2010.

As part of the Therapeutic Discovery Program included in the Affordable Care Act, EpiVax has been awarded two federal grants totaling $252,722. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Treasury has awarded a total of $4.6 million in federal grants to fourteen Rhode Island biotechnology companies; EpiVax received the fourth highest ...

EpiVax is truly proud to be one of the founding sponsors of the ‘Vaccine Renaissance”, an event that takes place annually in our hometown, Providence Rhode Island. Beginning on Thursday, leaders in the field will meet at the University of Rhode Island’s Feinstein campus to discuss the latest trends in vaccine research, vaccine delivery, clinical ...

Annie De Groot ’78 is using mathematical models and cutting-edge computer science to map the body’s response to disease. Her goal is to eradicate some of the world’s deadliest illnesses by making vaccines—and health care— available to everyone.  Read the full article at Smith Alumnae Quarterly- De Groot Article.

This year, EpiVax was awarded $243,561 in Total Direct and Indirect Funding to support the development of their unique HIV vaccine platform (de-tolerized anti-Dec205). The total amount awarded to date is $797,855 in Direct and Indirect costs, to further this aspect of the GAIA Vaccine development program.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – September 21, 2010 – Adding to a $13 million grant awarded to her Institute for Immunology and Informatics last summer, EpiVax CEO Annie De Groot has received an additional $511,121 from the National Institutes of Health to expand the use of immunoinformatics tools to neglected tropical disease research. The funding will promote ...

Want to catch the news on a paradigm-shifting technology for reducing immunogenicity? Starting in Asia, EpiVax will be presenting the Tregitope paradigm shift at high quality, scientific conferences.

Validation of the Tregitope technology in the context of Transplants – both in vitro (MLR) assays and in vivo (skin and heart transplant) studies show that Tregitopes expand natural Tregs and induce adaptive tolerance.

Providence-based biotechnology company selected from more than 100 global research initiatives aimed at impacting drug development Tregitope Innovation Award Press Release (PDF) May 18, 2010 (Providence, RI; San Francisco, CA)—At the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists’ (AAPS) 2010 National Biotechnology Conference (NBC) in San Francisco, AAPS President Danny D. Shen, Ph.D., presented an award for “Innovation ...

From projo.com Free clinic finds ‘real’ home 01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By Philip Marcelo Journal Staff Writer Dr. Anne De Groot conducts a tour to show construction progress on the future site of the clinic on Valley Street in Olneyville. The Providence Journal /Andrew Dickerman PROVIDENCE — Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic, a free, largely volunteer health-care clinic that has been operating for ...

Knowledge District: Five scientists whose cutting-edge research is giving the historic jewelry district a new name With the rerouting of I-195 in Providence and the dismantling of the decrepit old highway that cut off one corner of the city, the overlooked Jewelry District, once the city’s manufacturing engine, is now the site of high-tech economic development. ...

Knowledge District: Five scientists whose cutting-edge research is giving the historic jewelry district a new name With the rerouting of I-195 in Providence and the dismantling of the decrepit old highway that cut off one corner of the city, the overlooked Jewelry District, once the city’s manufacturing engine, is now the site of high-tech economic development. ...

This I Believe – Rhode Island – Anne De Groot “This I Believe — Rhode Island” host Frederic Reamer asks Annie to share what she believes about Health Care. (Player requires Flash and JavaScript) Listen to “This I Believe – Rhode Island” Archive on WRNI.org: Health Care “If we have learned anything as a nation in recent years, ...

This I Believe – Rhode Island – Anne De Groot “This I Believe — Rhode Island” host Frederic Reamer asks Annie to share what she believes about Health Care. (Player requires Flash and JavaScript) Listen to “This I Believe – Rhode Island” Archive on WRNI.org: Health Care “If we have learned anything as a nation in recent years, ...

Read the original article at www.BrownDailyHerald.com (part of a special Metro Section on Providence’s “Knowledge Economy”) Vaccination Equation: The Search Goes On Brian Mastroianni Features Editor Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010 Situated across from a parking lot, the two-story grayish-brown building at 146 Clifford Street is an unimposing site, nestled in the heart of Providence’s Jewelry District. ...