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Associated Press – Tue, Jul 17, 2012

PRAGUE (AP) — Antonin Holy, a renowned Czech scientist whose
research significantly contributed to the development of antiviral drugs, has
died, his long-time research
institute said Tuesday.

Prague's Institute of Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences where Holy has been
working since 1960 says he died Monday after battling an unspecified long-term
disease. He was 75.

He died the same day the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration approved a drug Holy helped to create.

Truvada, which is made by the U.S. pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, is the first drug shown to reduce the
risk of HIV infection. It
is intended to be taken as a preventive measure for healthy people who are at
high risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity, such as those who have
HIV-infected partners.

Holy, a research
professor of nucleic acid chemistry, helped discover substances that are
part of current-day drugs, such as Viread and Vistide, which are used for
treatment of HIV-infected patients, and Hepsera, that is used in the treatment
of hepatitis B.

Holy has more than 60 patents to his name and is an author of some 600
scientific papers. Since 1976, he worked closely with professor Erik De Clercq
from the Leuven University, Belgium.

In 2002, Holy received the EU Descartes Award for Scientific research and
holds honorary degrees from several universities at home and abroad.

Gilead Sciences, which is based in Foster City, California donated $1.1
million a year, starting in 2006 to his institute to fund Holy's research.

Holy was born Sept 1, 1936 in Prague and only retired a year ago.

"Science is a real hard work," Holy said.

His institute called his death "an immense loss."

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Did he die of HIV? Yes HIV antiviral
drugs can prolong life but cannot cure the virus.

sincere3 days ago

Bull #$%$ like there is no HIV in
Europe for you thumbs down who I think are Americans where HIV and
Hepatitis are rampant. Google it you figure!

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