GEN-003 Herpes Treatment Vaccination

Is a herpes treatment close? GEN-003 in Phase 2

A herpes treatment may be getting closer.  A little over 2 years ago, we wrote about Genocea’s GEN-003 therapeutic vaccination. The good news is the study is still going on and Genocea has updated their website with some promising information. First and foremost, Genocea’s GEN-003 is NOT a cure for herpes.  Instead, they are working…

GEN-003 Herpes Vaccine Cure Clinical Trial

Genocea’s GEN-003 is not a herpes cure at the moment

Genocea’s GEN-003 is not a herpes cure but rather a “Therapeutic Vaccination” for the moment. Don’t be discouraged because this is a step in the right direction. In an effort to find a cure for herpes, Genocea has received a lot of attention with its GEN-003 vaccine and clinical trials. At the moment, there seems…

Genocea Herpes Funding for herpes cure clinical trials

Genocea receives $30 million funding for herpes vaccine in clinical trials

A vaccine or even a cure for herpes gets closer as Genocea Biosciences raises $30 million for research.  The biotech start-up has a proprietary technology to identify and use T-cell antigens to target large pathogens like HSV-2, pneumococcus, chlamydia and malaria, reports MedCityNews. We were first excited when we heard about Genocea’s clinical trials for…

Herpes HSV Vaccine Clinical Trial needs Volunteers,

Herpes cure? New clinical trial for HSV2 vaccine needs volunteers for research testing

Could a cure for Herpes be on its way?  A promising new clinical trial for a HSV2 vaccine  just opened up for human research testing and is looking for volunteers. Their press release goes on to explain it in more detail: We were actually made aware of this by one of our members.  She was…

Herpes Type HSV1 HSV2

Herpes Simplex Type breakdown. The difference between HSV1 and HSV2

The Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) can be broken down into two different types. HSV-1 is typically oral herpes where HSV-2 is almost always in the genital region. Without going into all the mind numbing medical details, we figured that we would break it down and explain what the difference is. Both types share some similarities,…