amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research

And now a toast to the extraordinary leadership behind amfAR, our CEO and Board of Trustees. Their vision, innovation, and unwavering dedication continue to propel our mission forward every single day, and that showed through with the community response to this year's amfAR Gala Cannes. Through their guidance, they inspire meaningful change, champion groundbreaking research, and continuously bring hope and uplift our communities around the world. We hope this year’s created new connections that will help this community continue its work.
https://www.amfar.org/press-releases/20-million-raised-to-support-innovative-research-at-32nd-edition-of-amfar-gala-cannes/

Physically, we’re back in the office, but mentally, we’re still in Cannes reliving this magical night. We can’t thank everyone enough for helping make this year’s gala possible. Because of you all, we were able to raise over $20 million to help fund biomedical research and bring us one step closer to a cure for HIV/AIDS. Now that’s something worth celebrating.

And we want to give a special thanks to our generous sponsors:

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📸: Hoda Davaine, Kennedy Pollard, Amy Sussman, Marco Bahler, Andreas Rentz,

amfAR is a leading nonprofit advancing scientific discovery to improve global health, with a primary and enduring commitment to ending the hiv/aids epidemic. As a catalyst for breakthrough science, amfAR supports innovative research in hiv and other diseases where viruses and the immune system play a critical role.

Since 1985, amfAR has raised more than $950 million and awarded more than 3,900 grants to scientists worldwide. www.amfar.org

Beauty with purpose. returned to the amfAR Gala Cannes as our Presenting Sponsor, adorning the allée—and the evening—with breathtaking artistry and a deep commitment to ending AIDS and supporting biomedical research. We are endlessly grateful.

Timothy Ray Brown, known as the “Berlin patient,” was the first person in the world to be cured of HIV. Diagnosed with leukemia, Brown received a stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation conferring resistance to HIV. For more than a decade, until he lost his battle with cancer, he remained virus-free.

Since then, nine other people—all living with HIV and cancer—have been cured, all as a result of stem cell transplantation. In most cases, the donor cells carried the same rare genetic mutation conferring resistance to HIV.

Stem cell transplants are high-risk procedures, so they are only an option for a very small number of people with both HIV and certain blood cancers. These cases do, however, provide a wealth of information for developing a more widely accessible cure. amfAR is a leader in supporting research aimed at producing a safe and affordable cure for all who need it.

Learn more about HIV prevention at www.amfar.org.

🥂♥️We raised our glass for a cause that truly matters.

For the second year in a row, Maison Telmont was the Official Champagne supplier of the gala, an iconic evening bringing together voices and talents committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS and advancing biomedical research.

This year’s edition was especially memorable, bringing together an extraordinary energy, generosity, and shared commitment for a cause that truly matters.

On this special night, Telmont’s Réserve Brut cuvée toasted to science, philanthropy, and the power of collective action.

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this is exactly what they mean.

Here’s to the people, teams, and all of the unseen details that brought to life this year.

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