{"id":145894,"date":"2026-07-12T17:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/145894\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:25:13","slug":"jeden-z-nejuspesnejsich-cechu-v-usa-jeho-objev-muze-zastavit-sireni-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/145894\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeden z nej\u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u011bj\u0161\u00edch \u010cech\u016f v USA. Jeho objev m\u016f\u017ee zastavit \u0161\u00ed\u0159en\u00ed HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 je jedn\u00edm z nejv\u00fd\u0161e postaven\u00fdch \u010cech\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed usp\u011bli ve spojen\u00ed v\u011bdy s byznysem. Je viceprezidentem americk\u00e9 farmaceutick\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti Gilead Sciences s ro\u010dn\u00edmi tr\u017ebami v des\u00edtk\u00e1ch miliard dolar\u016f. Jeho jm\u00e9no coby v\u011bdce je z\u00e1rove\u0148 spojeno s objevem, j\u00edm\u017e sv\u011bt za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 odvracet epidemii HIV. Sta\u010d\u00ed jedna injekce ka\u017ed\u00e9ho p\u016fl roku a unik\u00e1tn\u00ed l\u00e1tka lenakapavir zabr\u00e1n\u00ed p\u0159enosu viru s \u00fa\u010dinnost\u00ed bl\u00ed\u017e\u00edc\u00ed se 100 procent\u016fm. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 se d\u00edky tomu s kolegou Wesleym Sundquistem loni dostal mezi stovku nejv\u00fdznamn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch lid\u00ed planety podle \u010dasopisu Time.<\/p>\n<p>Aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikiosek.cz\/e15-magazin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">magaz\u00edn e15<\/a> p\u0159in\u00e1\u0161\u00ed profil mu\u017ee, kter\u00fd se ned\u00e1vno se do Prahy vr\u00e1til coby host mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed konference BioEquity Europe 2026 zam\u011b\u0159en\u00e9 na investice do biotech pr\u016fmyslu.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"article-card__image\" data-ac-image=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/archiv\/transplantace-kostni-drene-pomohla-uz-druhemu-cloveku-k-uzdraveni-se-z-hiv-1368650\" title=\"Transplantace kostn\u00ed d\u0159en\u011b pomohla u\u017e druh\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku k\u00a0uzdraven\u00ed se z HIV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Transplantace kostn\u00ed d\u0159en\u011b pomohla u\u017e druh\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku k\u00a0uzdraven\u00ed se z HIV\" title=\"Transplantace kostn\u00ed d\u0159en\u011b pomohla u\u017e druh\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku k\u00a0uzdraven\u00ed se z HIV\" class=\"\" data-magazine=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2818564.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 328 \/ 184\"\/><\/a><a class=\"article-card__title-link line-limit-3\" data-ac-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/archiv\/transplantace-kostni-drene-pomohla-uz-druhemu-cloveku-k-uzdraveni-se-z-hiv-1368650\" title=\"Transplantace kostn\u00ed d\u0159en\u011b pomohla u\u017e druh\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku k\u00a0uzdraven\u00ed se z HIV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Transplantace kostn\u00ed d\u0159en\u011b pomohla u\u017e druh\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku k\u00a0uzdraven\u00ed se z HIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tenhle p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh m\u011bl \u00fasp\u011bch ve sv\u00e9m DNA zak\u00f3dov\u00e1n prakticky od za\u010d\u00e1tku. I d\u00edky tomu, \u017ee v n\u011bm hr\u00e1l svou roli profesor Anton\u00edn Hol\u00fd \u2013 legenda tuzemsk\u00e9 v\u011bdy stoj\u00edc\u00ed za \u0159adou objev\u016f, kter\u00e9 pom\u00e1haj\u00ed l\u00e9\u010dit jedny z nejz\u00e1va\u017en\u011bj\u0161\u00edch virov\u00fdch onemocn\u011bn\u00ed jako HIV nebo virovou hepatitidu B. K pacient\u016fm se tyto l\u00e1tky dostaly pr\u00e1v\u011b d\u00edky glob\u00e1ln\u00ed firm\u011b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/zahranicni\/akvizicni-apetit-firmy-gilead-roste-nove-koupi-podil-ve-vyvojari-leku-na-rakovinu-pionyr-1370924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gilead Sciences.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hled\u00e1n\u00ed nej\u00fa\u010dinn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed cesty k c\u00edli<\/p>\n<p>Vra\u0165me se do doby, kdy Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 studoval Vysokou \u0161kolu chemicko-technologickou a jeho osudem m\u011blo b\u00fdt pivo a v\u00edno. V posledn\u00edm ro\u010dn\u00edku za\u010dal pracovat na diplomov\u00e9 pr\u00e1ci a jej\u00ed t\u00e9ma ho zavedlo v podstat\u011b p\u0159es ulici do \u00dastavu organick\u00e9 chemie a biochemie Akademie v\u011bd (\u00daOCHB). Nakonec v\u011bt\u0161inu pr\u00e1ce d\u011blal pr\u00e1v\u011b tam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eV \u00daOCHB jsem se sezn\u00e1mil s farmakologi\u00ed, virologi\u00ed a antivirov\u00fdmi l\u00e1tkami. Dostal jsem se tam v\u00edcem\u00e9n\u011b n\u00e1hodou, ani\u017e bych p\u0159esn\u011b v\u011bd\u011bl, na jak\u00fdch pr\u016flomov\u00fdch objevech tam v\u011bdci pracuj\u00ed, a nakonec z toho byla v\u011bdeck\u00e1 aspirantura, kterou jsem dokon\u010dil v roce 1994,\u201c vypr\u00e1v\u00ed o \u017eivotn\u00ed v\u00fdhybce, je\u017e se uk\u00e1zala jako osudov\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>V <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/tag\/uochb\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00daOCHB<\/a> Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 spolupracoval s Ivanem Rosenbergem ze skupiny Anton\u00edna Hol\u00e9ho a pozd\u011bji se dostal bl\u00edzko i k profesoru Hol\u00e9mu samotn\u00e9mu. \u201eV\u011bd\u011bl, \u010deho chce ve sv\u00e9 pr\u00e1ci dos\u00e1hnout. To pro m\u011b bylo inspiruj\u00edc\u00ed a tak\u00e9 to byla velmi cenn\u00e1 lekce a p\u0159\u00edklad do za\u010d\u00e1tku. Soust\u0159edil se v\u017edy na to, aby z jeho chemick\u00fdch projekt\u016f vzniklo n\u011bco prakticky vyu\u017eiteln\u00e9ho. Byl dost nekompromisn\u00ed a za sv\u00fdmi objevy a jejich smyslupln\u00fdm vyu\u017eit\u00edm \u0161el p\u0159\u00edmo\u010da\u0159e. N\u011bkter\u00fdm lidem se mohlo zd\u00e1t, \u017ee nen\u00ed jednoduch\u00e9 s n\u00edm vyj\u00edt, ale tohle prost\u011b byla jeho filozofie,\u201c vypr\u00e1v\u00ed o Anton\u00ednu Hol\u00e9m, s jeho\u017e prac\u00ed se m\u011bl brzy sezn\u00e1mit i z druh\u00e9ho b\u0159ehu \u2013 coby v\u011bdec v rozv\u00edjej\u00edc\u00ed se farmaceutick\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti.<\/p>\n<p>Kdy\u017e na podzim roku 1994 odj\u00ed\u017ed\u011bl Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 do USA na postdoktorandskou st\u00e1\u017e, byl to vlastn\u011b \u00fapln\u011b nov\u00fd start. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b nev\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee za oce\u00e1nem zakotv\u00ed s rodinou natrvalo. Ale u\u017e od za\u010d\u00e1tku ho St\u00e1ty upoutaly. Dostal se p\u0159\u00edmo do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/tag\/san-francisco\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Franciska<\/a> do Bay Area, kter\u00e1 je kol\u00e9bkou biotech pr\u016fmyslu. \u201eZap\u016fsobila na m\u011b neuv\u011b\u0159iteln\u00e1 diverzita nejen obyvatelstva a spole\u010dnosti, ale i v\u011bdeck\u00e9ho zam\u011b\u0159en\u00ed, univerzit, startupov\u00fdch a investorsk\u00fdch firem,\u201c vzpom\u00edn\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"article-card__image\" data-ac-image=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/rozhovory\/v-gileadu-jsme-ukazali-cestu-dalsim-vedcum-veri-cech-ktery-pomahal-vyvijet-injekci-proti-hiv-1432264\" title=\"V Gileadu jsme uk\u00e1zali cestu dal\u0161\u00edm v\u011bdc\u016fm, v\u011b\u0159\u00ed \u010cech, kter\u00fd pom\u00e1hal vyv\u00edjet injekci proti HIV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"V Gileadu jsme uk\u00e1zali cestu dal\u0161\u00edm v\u011bdc\u016fm, v\u011b\u0159\u00ed \u010cech, kter\u00fd pom\u00e1hal vyv\u00edjet injekci proti HIV\" title=\"V Gileadu jsme uk\u00e1zali cestu dal\u0161\u00edm v\u011bdc\u016fm, v\u011b\u0159\u00ed \u010cech, kter\u00fd pom\u00e1hal vyv\u00edjet injekci proti HIV\" class=\"\" data-magazine=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9817303.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 328 \/ 184\"\/><\/a><a class=\"article-card__title-link line-limit-3\" data-ac-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/rozhovory\/v-gileadu-jsme-ukazali-cestu-dalsim-vedcum-veri-cech-ktery-pomahal-vyvijet-injekci-proti-hiv-1432264\" title=\"V Gileadu jsme uk\u00e1zali cestu dal\u0161\u00edm v\u011bdc\u016fm, v\u011b\u0159\u00ed \u010cech, kter\u00fd pom\u00e1hal vyv\u00edjet injekci proti HIV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">V Gileadu jsme uk\u00e1zali cestu dal\u0161\u00edm v\u011bdc\u016fm, v\u011b\u0159\u00ed \u010cech, kter\u00fd pom\u00e1hal vyv\u00edjet injekci proti HIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nesl si s sebou jedno poselstv\u00ed z Prahy pr\u00e1v\u011b od Anton\u00edna Hol\u00e9ho. Popisuje ho jako soust\u0159ed\u011bnost na c\u00edl a nutnost hledat pokud mo\u017eno tu nej\u00fa\u010dinn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed cestu. S t\u00edm vstoupil do tehdy t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 nezn\u00e1m\u00e9ho startupu Gilead Sciences. Pracovalo v n\u011bm v t\u00e9 dob\u011b p\u0159ibli\u017en\u011b 300 lid\u00ed, nem\u011bl schv\u00e1len\u00fd \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd l\u00e9kov\u00fd produkt a p\u0159ed sebou je\u0161t\u011b osm let trp\u011bliv\u00e9 pr\u00e1ce v\u0161ech, ne\u017e se firma m\u011bla st\u00e1t profitabiln\u00ed. \u201eZa\u010d\u00e1tek byl pro m\u011b dost n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fd, musel jsem se u\u010dit anglicky, abych mohl odborn\u011b komunikovat s kolegy, plus tam byly kulturn\u00ed a spole\u010densk\u00e9 rozd\u00edly. Adaptace trvala na\u0161\u00ed rodin\u011b pom\u011brn\u011b dlouhou dobu a bez porozum\u011bn\u00ed a podpory moj\u00ed man\u017eelky by to nebylo v\u016fbec mo\u017en\u00e9,\u201c \u0159\u00edk\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Pra\u017esk\u00e1 spojka<\/p>\n<p>Za oce\u00e1nem se stal jakousi pra\u017eskou spojkou \u2013 pom\u00e1hal p\u0159en\u00e1\u0161et v\u00fdzkum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/domaci\/zemrel-cesky-chemik-svetoveho-vyznamu-antonin-holy-833370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anton\u00edna Hol\u00e9ho<\/a> do praxe. Firma nakonec i d\u00edky jeho pr\u00e1ci vyrostla a\u017e k dne\u0161n\u00edm des\u00edtk\u00e1m miliard dolar\u016f obratu. Prvn\u00edm velk\u00fdm \u00fasp\u011bchem se uk\u00e1zal b\u00fdt tenofovir pro l\u00e9\u010dbu a prevenci HIV. Ten se stal ve sv\u00e9 dob\u011b jedn\u00edm z nejd\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00edch l\u00e9k\u016f na HIV. M\u011bl relativn\u011b n\u00edzkou toxicitu, dob\u0159e fungoval v kombinac\u00edch s jin\u00fdmi l\u00e9ky a jen velmi z\u0159\u00eddka se u n\u011bho objevovala rezistence, \u010d\u00edm\u017e umo\u017enil dlouhodob\u011bj\u0161\u00ed kontrolu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/magazin\/v-americe-vylecili-hiv-u-maleho-ditete-narozeneho-s-nakazou-962042\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HIV.<\/a> Tenofovir vyd\u011blal Gileadu des\u00edtky mi\u00adliard dolar\u016f a stal se jedn\u00edm z nej\u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u011bj\u0161\u00edch antivirotik historie. Licen\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edjmy z\u00e1rove\u0148 v\u00fdznamn\u011b financovaly \u010desk\u00fd v\u00fdzkum. Cesta k jeho prosazen\u00ed byla ale dlouh\u00e1. Americk\u00fd \u00da\u0159ad pro kontrolu l\u00e9\u010div (FDA) ho jako samostatn\u00fd l\u00e9k na HIV povolil v roce 2001. Od t\u00e9 doby se tenofovir stal sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed je\u0161t\u011b \u0159ady dal\u0161\u00edch l\u00e9kov\u00fdch produkt\u016f v\u010detn\u011b velice \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u00fdch a efektivn\u00edch kombinac\u00ed pro l\u00e9\u010dbu HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Zda by se \u00fasp\u011bch firmy poda\u0159il i bez p\u0159\u00ednosu Anton\u00edna Hol\u00e9ho a jeho t\u00fdmu, je podle Tom\u00e1\u0161e Cihl\u00e1\u0159e dnes t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 soudit. \u201ePokud jsou firmy jako Gilead flexibiln\u00ed a maj\u00ed za sebou dobr\u00e9 investory, \u010dasto se st\u00e1v\u00e1, \u017ee i po zd\u00e1nliv\u011b slab\u00e9m za\u010d\u00e1tku zm\u011bn\u00ed sm\u011br a najdou n\u011bco jin\u00e9ho. S velmi schopn\u00fdm veden\u00edm, kter\u00e9 v Gileadu od za\u010d\u00e1tku v \u010dele s Johnem Martinem bylo, by \u0161lo ur\u010dit\u011b o ten p\u0159\u00edpad,\u201c p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b v po\u010d\u00e1tc\u00edch byl p\u0159\u00ednos Anton\u00edna Hol\u00e9ho a jeho antivirotik podle n\u011bj \u201eesenci\u00e1ln\u00ed\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Po tenofoviru n\u00e1sledovala \u0159ada v\u011bdeck\u00fdch i technologick\u00fdch pr\u016flom\u016f, kter\u00e9 nakonec p\u0159isp\u011bly k vedouc\u00ed sv\u011btov\u00e9 pozici Gileadu v cel\u00e9 oblasti virologie a antivirotik. Dnes se na sv\u011bt\u011b pomoc\u00ed p\u0159\u00edpravk\u016f t\u00e9to spole\u010dnosti proti HIV l\u00e9\u010d\u00ed zhruba patn\u00e1ct milion\u016f lid\u00ed. K tomu je pot\u0159eba p\u0159ipo\u010d\u00edtat dal\u0161\u00ed produkty, kter\u00e9 p\u0159i\u0161ly na trh pozd\u011bji. T\u0159eba ty na l\u00e9\u010dbu virov\u00e9 hepatitidy B a C a naposledy tak\u00e9 remdesivir proti covidu, j\u00edm\u017e bylo b\u011bhem pandemie l\u00e9\u010deno kolem osmi milion\u016f lid\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Ka\u017edodenn\u011b? Sta\u010d\u00ed jednou za p\u016flrok<\/p>\n<p>U\u017e tak skv\u011bl\u00fd p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh by klidn\u011b mohl skon\u010dit, ale zrodil se nov\u00fd. Jeho hlavn\u00edm hrdinou je lenakapavir, u n\u011bj\u017e Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 coby v\u011bdec tak\u00e9 st\u00e1l. Podobn\u011b jako ve sv\u00e9 dob\u011b tenofovir znamen\u00e1 pr\u016flom: v\u016fbec poprv\u00e9 um\u00ed lidstvo zabr\u00e1nit p\u0159enosu HIV injekc\u00ed aplikovanou jednou za p\u016fl roku. A\u017e dosud to umo\u017e\u0148ovaly p\u0159ev\u00e1\u017en\u011b \u00fastn\u011b pod\u00e1van\u00e9 l\u00e9ky u\u017e\u00edvan\u00e9 ka\u017edodenn\u011b. Skok je to revolu\u010dn\u00ed. \u201eZa\u010dali jsme s t\u00edm projektem v roce 2006 a n\u00e1\u0161 n\u00e1pad byl z velk\u00e9 \u010d\u00e1sti postaven\u00fd na objevech z\u00e1kladn\u00ed v\u011bdy. \u0160lo o zcela nov\u00fd princip, jak zabr\u00e1nit replikaci a mno\u017een\u00ed viru HIV v infikovan\u00fdch bu\u0148k\u00e1ch. Za\u010dali jsme p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161let nad t\u00edm, \u017ee na jednu z kritick\u00fdch strukturn\u00edch sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed viru HIV, kter\u00e9 se \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 virov\u00e1 kapsida, do t\u00e9 doby nikdo \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 molekuly nebo inhibitory nevyvinul,\u201c popisuje Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"article-card__image\" data-ac-image=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/domaci\/investori-miri-do-stredni-evropy-biotech-z-ceska-laka-stovky-milionu-dolaru-1432607\" title=\"Investo\u0159i m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed do st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropy. Biotech z \u010ceska l\u00e1k\u00e1 stovky milion\u016f dolar\u016f \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Investo\u0159i m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed do st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropy. Biotech z \u010ceska l\u00e1k\u00e1 stovky milion\u016f dolar\u016f \" title=\"Investo\u0159i m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed do st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropy. Biotech z \u010ceska l\u00e1k\u00e1 stovky milion\u016f dolar\u016f \" class=\"\" data-magazine=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4988917.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 328 \/ 184\"\/><\/a><a class=\"article-card__title-link line-limit-3\" data-ac-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/domaci\/investori-miri-do-stredni-evropy-biotech-z-ceska-laka-stovky-milionu-dolaru-1432607\" title=\"Investo\u0159i m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed do st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropy. Biotech z \u010ceska l\u00e1k\u00e1 stovky milion\u016f dolar\u016f \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investo\u0159i m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed do st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropy. Biotech z \u010ceska l\u00e1k\u00e1 stovky milion\u016f dolar\u016f <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jak to v dne\u0161n\u00ed v\u011bd\u011b b\u00fdv\u00e1, ne\u0161lo o pr\u00e1ci jednoho v\u011bdce a jeho t\u00fdmu. Za lenakapavirem stoj\u00ed re\u00e1ln\u011b mnohalet\u00e1 pr\u00e1ce stovek lid\u00ed. V Gileadu se jen prvn\u00edch deset let v\u011bnovali v\u00fdlu\u010dn\u011b hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch molekul, je\u017e se mohou v\u00e1zat na HIV kapsidu a t\u00edm zabr\u00e1nit mno\u017een\u00ed viru, kter\u00e9 pak testovali a optimalizovali. A\u017e v roce 2016 z toho vy\u0161la fin\u00e1ln\u00ed molekula, je\u017e se nejd\u0159\u00edve jmenovala GS-6207 a pozd\u011bji dostala generick\u00e9 jm\u00e9no lenakapavir.<\/p>\n<p>Ale ani to nebyl konec. Po dal\u0161\u00edch \u0161esti letech intenzivn\u00edho p\u0159edklinick\u00e9ho a klinick\u00e9ho testov\u00e1n\u00ed byl l\u00e9k schv\u00e1len pro l\u00e9\u010dbu lid\u00ed s HIV, kte\u0159\u00ed m\u011bli \u0161iroce rozvinutou rezistenci na v\u011bt\u0161inu existuj\u00edc\u00edch l\u00e1tek proti viru, tak\u017ee m\u011bli jen velmi omezen\u00fd v\u00fdb\u011br \u00fa\u010dinn\u00e9 l\u00e9\u010dby. Mezit\u00edm se tak\u00e9 rozjel rozs\u00e1hl\u00fd projekt v n\u011bkolika velk\u00fdch klinick\u00fdch testech na prevenci infekce HIV. Ten vyvrcholil v minul\u00e9m roce, kdy byl lenakapavir povolen pro preventivn\u00ed vyu\u017eit\u00ed nejen ve Spojen\u00fdch st\u00e1tech a Evrop\u011b, ale i v \u0159ad\u011b africk\u00fdch zem\u00ed s vysok\u00fdm v\u00fdskytem HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Testy prob\u00edhaly v r\u016fzn\u00fdch populac\u00edch \u010dasto vystaven\u00fdch mo\u017en\u00e9 n\u00e1kaze HIV. A\u010d tahle sou\u010d\u00e1st pr\u00e1ce nebyla p\u0159\u00edmo odpov\u011bdnost\u00ed Tom\u00e1\u0161e Cihl\u00e1\u0159e, stala se pro p\u0159\u00ednos v\u011bd\u011b kl\u00ed\u010dovou. Gileadu \u0161lo o to, jak co nej\u00fa\u010dinn\u011bji otestovat lenakapavir na prevenci HIV. Musel pro to naj\u00edt spojence mezi l\u00eddry m\u00edstn\u00edch africk\u00fdch komunit a ti zase museli rozum\u011bt tomu, pro\u010d se klinick\u00e9 zkou\u0161ky d\u011blaj\u00ed. \u201eProto\u017ee oni jsou pak schopni informaci p\u0159edat srozumitelnou formou \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edk\u016fm klinick\u00fdch zkou\u0161ek. Ale vzhledem k tomu, jak je v Africe probl\u00e9m HIV v\u00fdznamn\u00fd \u2013 v\u00edce ne\u017e dv\u011b t\u0159etiny ze 40 milion\u016f lid\u00ed s infekc\u00ed HIV \u017eije pr\u00e1v\u011b v subsaharsk\u00e9 Africe \u2013, nebylo slo\u017eit\u00e9 z\u00edskat silnou podporu u m\u00edstn\u00ed populace,\u201c \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 v\u011bdec.<\/p>\n<p>Lenakapavir nen\u00ed o\u010dkov\u00e1n\u00ed. Neu\u010d\u00ed t\u011blo odpov\u00eddat vlastn\u00edm imunitn\u00edm syst\u00e9mem na ciz\u00ed patogen. Je to antivirov\u00e1 prevence z\u00e1visl\u00e1 na konstantn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edtomnosti virostatika v krevn\u00edm ob\u011bhu. Pokud v t\u011ble nen\u00ed l\u00e1tka p\u0159\u00edtomna, n\u00e1kaza je mo\u017en\u00e1. Lenakapavir je zvl\u00e1\u0161t\u011b vhodn\u00fd pro \u00fa\u010dely prevence, nebo\u0165 se d\u00edky sv\u00e9 chemick\u00e9 a biologick\u00e9 stabilit\u011b dok\u00e1\u017ee v t\u011ble udr\u017eet po dlouhou dobu. \u0158ada dnes pou\u017e\u00edvan\u00fdch l\u00e9\u010div je pom\u011brn\u011b rychle eliminov\u00e1na z organismu metabolick\u00fdmi procesy v j\u00e1trech nebo vylu\u010dov\u00e1na ledvinami. Tak\u017ee takov\u00e9 l\u00e9ky mus\u00ed pacient br\u00e1t \u010dasto.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"article-card__image\" data-ac-image=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/domaci\/cesko-otevrelo-zdarma-svetu-databazi-ktera-muze-urychlit-hledani-novych-leku-1427505\" title=\"\u010cesko otev\u0159elo zdarma sv\u011btu datab\u00e1zi, kter\u00e1 m\u016f\u017ee urychlit hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch l\u00e9k\u016f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u010cesko otev\u0159elo zdarma sv\u011btu datab\u00e1zi, kter\u00e1 m\u016f\u017ee urychlit hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch l\u00e9k\u016f\" title=\"\u010cesko otev\u0159elo zdarma sv\u011btu datab\u00e1zi, kter\u00e1 m\u016f\u017ee urychlit hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch l\u00e9k\u016f\" class=\"\" data-magazine=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9599452.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 328 \/ 184\"\/><\/a><a class=\"article-card__title-link line-limit-3\" data-ac-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e15.cz\/domaci\/cesko-otevrelo-zdarma-svetu-databazi-ktera-muze-urychlit-hledani-novych-leku-1427505\" title=\"\u010cesko otev\u0159elo zdarma sv\u011btu datab\u00e1zi, kter\u00e1 m\u016f\u017ee urychlit hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch l\u00e9k\u016f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u010cesko otev\u0159elo zdarma sv\u011btu datab\u00e1zi, kter\u00e1 m\u016f\u017ee urychlit hled\u00e1n\u00ed nov\u00fdch l\u00e9k\u016f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201eExistuj\u00ed p\u0159itom ur\u010dit\u00e1 zaveden\u00e1 pravidla, kter\u00e1 \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed, jak maj\u00ed l\u00e1tky z fyzik\u00e1ln\u011bchemick\u00e9ho hlediska vypadat, aby mohly b\u00fdt l\u00e9\u010divem, kter\u00e9 se d\u00e1 lidem \u00fa\u010dinn\u011b pod\u00e1vat. Kdybychom z\u016fstali v t\u011bchto zaveden\u00fdch hranic\u00edch, lenakapavir by nikdy nevznikl, nebo\u0165 se mnoha tradi\u010dn\u00edm parametr\u016fm l\u00e9\u010div zcela vymyk\u00e1,\u201c popisuje Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159.<\/p>\n<p>Nov\u00fd princip m\u016f\u017ee v d\u016fsledku odstartovat ve v\u011bd\u011b p\u0159evratn\u00e9 zm\u011bny. \u0158ada v\u011bdc\u016f jak ve firemn\u00edm, tak v nonprofit v\u00fdzkumu dnes aktivn\u011b testuje, jak podobn\u00fd mechanismus dlouhodob\u011b \u00fa\u010dinn\u00fdch l\u00e1tek aplikovat na mal\u00e1rii, tuberkul\u00f3zu a dal\u0161\u00ed nemoci.<\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00e1v\u011b tento pr\u016flom vynesl Tom\u00e1\u0161i Cihl\u00e1\u0159ovi m\u00edsto v presti\u017en\u00edm \u017eeb\u0159\u00ed\u010dku stovky nejvlivn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch lid\u00ed planety podle \u010dasopisu Time. O tom, jak na \u00fasp\u011bch nahl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed, asi nejl\u00e9pe vypov\u00edd\u00e1 jeden detail: Kdy\u017e dostal pozv\u00e1nku na ceremoni\u00e1l, hodn\u011b ho mrzelo, \u017ee vstupenka je jen pro n\u011bj. Cht\u011bl tam toti\u017e j\u00edt spole\u010dn\u011b se svoj\u00ed man\u017eelkou, proto\u017ee \u00fasp\u011bch p\u0159ipisuje nem\u00e9n\u011b i j\u00ed, respektive jej\u00ed ob\u011btavosti a p\u00e9\u010di o rodinu.<\/p>\n<p>Soust\u0159edit se na c\u00edl politice navzdory<\/p>\n<p>Zat\u00edmco v\u011bdeck\u00e9 bari\u00e9ry padaj\u00ed, jin\u00e9 bohu\u017eel vyvst\u00e1vaj\u00ed. \u0158e\u010d je o politick\u00e9m prost\u0159ed\u00ed v USA, kde je schopen zpochyb\u0148ovat prok\u00e1zan\u00e9 pozitivn\u00ed \u00fa\u010dinky mnoha o\u010dkov\u00e1n\u00ed dokonce i s\u00e1m ministr zdravotnictv\u00ed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Vl\u00e1da tak\u00e9 opakovan\u011b hroz\u00ed, \u017ee bude d\u00e1l sni\u017eovat rozpo\u010det pro zdravotnick\u00fd v\u00fdzkum v\u010detn\u011b podpory pro americk\u00e9 N\u00e1rodn\u00ed \u00fastavy zdrav\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ePozice n\u011bkter\u00fdch oblast\u00ed v\u011bdy ve Spojen\u00fdch st\u00e1tech se v posledn\u00edm roce v\u00fdrazn\u011b zm\u011bnila v\u010detn\u011b toho, jak sou\u010dasn\u00e1 administrativa na n\u011bkter\u00e9 zaveden\u00e9 v\u011bdeck\u00e9 poznatky nahl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed. Je to velice komplikovan\u00e9 p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm proto, \u017ee n\u011bkter\u00e9 z t\u011bchto zm\u011bn jsou politicky motivov\u00e1ny. \u0158ada velmi zku\u0161en\u00fdch odborn\u00edk\u016f zejm\u00e9na z vl\u00e1dn\u00edch instituc\u00ed musela nebo se nakonec sama rozhodla sv\u00e9 pozice opustit,\u201c \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159. \u201ePevn\u011b ale douf\u00e1m, \u017ee nakonec rozumn\u00e9 a pragmatick\u00e9 hlasy p\u0159evl\u00e1dnou a v budoucnu se poda\u0159\u00ed situaci kolem podpory v\u011bdy zase stabilizovat,\u201c z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 \u010desk\u00fd v\u011bdec optimistou. A i v tomto jeho postoji se odr\u00e1\u017e\u00ed to, co se nau\u010dil od profesora Hol\u00e9ho: cesta b\u00fdv\u00e1 dlouh\u00e1 a je d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9 se za ka\u017ed\u00fdch okolnost\u00ed soust\u0159edit na c\u00edl. \u2004__<\/p>\n<p>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 p\u016fsob\u00ed od roku 1994 v americk\u00e9 biofarmaceutick\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti Gilead Sciences, kde nyn\u00ed zast\u00e1v\u00e1 post seniorn\u00edho viceprezidenta pro virologick\u00fd v\u00fdzkum.<\/p>\n<p>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 (59 let)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Vystudoval Vysokou \u0161kolu chemicko-technologickou v Praze, obor kvasn\u00e1 chemie a bioin\u017een\u00fdrstv\u00ed. Doktorsk\u00e9 studium v oboru biochemie absolvoval v \u00dastavu organick\u00e9 chemie a biochemie Akademie v\u011bd \u010cR.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Od roku 1994 p\u016fsob\u00ed v americk\u00e9 biofarmaceutick\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti Gilead Sciences. Do spole\u010dnosti nastoupil jako \u0159adov\u00fd v\u011bdeck\u00fd pracovn\u00edk a postupn\u011b se vypracoval do nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00edch pater managementu.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nyn\u00ed zast\u00e1v\u00e1 post Senior Vice President pro virologick\u00fd v\u00fdzkum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Pod\u00edlel se na v\u00fdvoji l\u00e9ku remdesivir. B\u011bhem pandemie v roce 2020 se remdesivir stal prvn\u00edm schv\u00e1len\u00fdm antivirotikem pro l\u00e9\u010dbu t\u011b\u017ek\u00fdch p\u0159\u00edpad\u016f COVID-19 na sv\u011bt\u011b.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 M\u00e1 z\u00e1sadn\u00ed pod\u00edl na v\u00fdvoji v\u00edce ne\u017e des\u00edtky modern\u00edch l\u00e9k\u016f proti HIV na b\u00e1zi tenofoviru (TDF a TAF) a kombinovan\u00fdch tablet (nap\u0159. Biktarvy).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hr\u00e1l vedouc\u00ed roli v objeven\u00ed a v\u00fdvoji pr\u016flomov\u00e9ho dlouhodob\u011b p\u016fsob\u00edc\u00edho l\u00e9ku lenakapavir (Sunlenca), kter\u00fd se pod\u00e1v\u00e1 jen dvakr\u00e1t ro\u010dn\u011b.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Je dr\u017eitelem des\u00edtek mezin\u00e1rodn\u00edch patent\u016f a autorem \u010di spoluautorem t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 dvou stovek publikac\u00ed, v\u010detn\u011b \u0159ady \u010dl\u00e1nk\u016f v nejpresti\u017en\u011bj\u0161\u00edch v\u011bdeck\u00fdch \u010dasopisech, jako jsou Nature \u010di Science.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Obdr\u017eel Medaili Za z\u00e1sluhy I. stupn\u011b od prezidenta republiky za z\u00e1sluhy o st\u00e1t v oblasti v\u011bdy. V roce 2025 ho \u010dasopis TIME za\u0159adil mezi 100 nejvlivn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch osobnost\u00ed za v\u00fdvoj revolu\u010dn\u00edch l\u00e9k\u016f proti HIV.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Je tak\u00e9 dr\u017eitelem Mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u00e9 ceny Nadace Neuron, Ceny Nadace Warrena Alperta ud\u011blovan\u00e9 Harvardskou univerzitou a \u010destn\u00e9ho doktor\u00e1tu od domovsk\u00e9 V\u0160CHT Praha za vynikaj\u00edc\u00ed z\u00e1sluhy o rozvoj v\u011bdy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cihl\u00e1\u0159 je jedn\u00edm z nejv\u00fd\u0161e postaven\u00fdch \u010cech\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed usp\u011bli ve spojen\u00ed v\u011bdy s byznysem. Je viceprezidentem americk\u00e9&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[22398,43,42,41,40,22396,22399,2813,13525,22397,113,37892,666],"class_list":["post-145894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cesko","tag-antonin-holy","tag-ceska-republika","tag-cesko","tag-czech-republic","tag-czechia","tag-gilead-sciences","tag-hiv","tag-lecba","tag-objev","tag-tomas-cihlar","tag-usa","tag-ustav-organicke-chemie-a-biochemie-akademie-ved-ceske-republiky","tag-virus"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@cz\/116908177837927275","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}