Atvogen, an interferon inducer invented by Tsao An-pang of the Academia Sinica, is safer and more effective than other available medicines. Atvogen may offer new hope for such incurable diseases as cancer and AIDS.
中研院院士曹安邦所發明的一種核酸合成藥劑﹘﹘愛夫劑（Atvogen）是目前已知較安全有效的干擾素誘發劑；在美國已由杜邦大藥廠取得專利製造權，對醫學界無法根治的疾病（癌症、愛滋病等）可能是一線新希望。