avi 



International AIDS 

 Vaccine Initiative 



The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) 

 is a global nonprofit organization searching for 

 safe, effective, and accessible AIDS vaccines. 



The organization recently formed an international 

 public/private partnership with the Imperial 

 College of Science, Technology and Medicine in 

 London to foster AIDS vaccine development. 



IAVI evaluates AIDS vaccines as they complete 

 human trials around the world. To learn more, 

 visit www.iavi.org. 



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Partners offering hope 



Helping all people 

 live healthy lives 



The statistics are staggering. Since 1981, more than 

 20 million people have died of AIDS. 



Today, more than 40 million men, women, and 

 children are believed to be living with HIV, and five 

 million new infections are occurring each year.' 



Vaccines, like those developed to eradicate some 

 of the worst diseases of the 20th century, offer the 

 best hope to end the devastation of HIV and AIDS. 

 Protecting the global community from infection 

 before it strikes can potentially save millions of lives. 



BD is proud to support lAVI's partnership and 

 has pledged $1 million and donated its advanced 

 BD FACSCalibur™ Automated Cell Analysis System. 

 The new system will help monitor immune 



•Please visit www.bd.com. 

 UNAIOS G/ofia/ Epidemic Update, 2003. 



' "America's Most Admired Companies" annual survey, 2005; FORTUNE magazine, March 7, 2005. 

 Bp, BD Logo, and FACSCalibur are trademarks of Becton, Dickinson and Company. © 2007 BD 



response to promising vaccines as they are being 

 developed and tested. 



BD is a medical technology company serving some 

 of the greatest needs of the global community. 

 Healthcare institutions, life sciences researchers, 

 clinical laboratories, industry, and the general public 

 all rely on BD products every day. 



BD — selected as one of America's Most Admired 

 Companies by FORTUNE magazine'— is privileged 

 to partner with IAVI and organizations like it to 

 protect life by addressing fundamental healthcare 

 issues in every corner of the world. 



BD— Helping all people live healthy lives. 



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