In the news ... 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Project Inform to Honor Martin Delaney —
Key Architect of the Response to HIV/AIDS

June 2, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Project Inform announced today that it will honor Martin Delaney for his 23 years of pivotal leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS on June 19 in San Francisco. The event will be held on the evening of June 19 at the Green Room in the San Francisco War Memorial Building.

“On the great and tearful day that the complete history of the AIDS tragedy is finally written, there is no question that Marty Delaney will be described for his enormous contribution to the effort to identify and make accessible effective treatments and a cure for HIV infection,” said Dana Van Gorder, Executive Director of Project Inform. “The June 19 event represents a great opportunity for the community to recognize Marty for his role in advancing HIV treatment, as well as in educating hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV about how and when to best address HIV infection.”

Delaney is one of the principal architects of an enlightened response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and has preserved and improved the quality of life for countless individuals. He is the Founder of Project Inform, one of the nation’s most respected non-profit agencies working in HIV/AIDS. Marty helped to lead Project Inform from its inception in 1985 until January of 2007. He has been a constructive critic of federal, academic, and industry AIDS research efforts, and a key figure in helping to bring effective HIV treatments to market. He is a leader of the movement to accelerate FDA approval of promising drugs and was a key player in the development of today’s widely used Accelerated Approval regulations and Parallel Track system for providing experimental drugs to seriously ill people preceding formal approval by the FDA. He was one of the founders of the community-based HIV research movement and, through Project Inform, led the way to an unprecedented level of HIV treatment education becoming available to patients and medical providers.

Over the last 23 years, Delaney has spoken before more community, government, and industry groups on AIDS treatment and research issues than any other activist or political figure. He has served on many AIDS related local and national boards and prominent government advisory groups. He currently leads the Fair Pricing Coalition, which presses industry to assure that HIV medications are accessible and he is the Chair of the Board of the Foundation for AIDS and Immune Research, which makes grants to support promising HIV-related research.

Information about the June 19 event honoring Delaney is available by calling 415-558-8669 x 211 or emailing .