Antibiotics - The Perfect Storm

We need new antibiotics to fight infections caused by resistant bacteria. But the marketplace, the structure of the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory agencies, and difficult science are conspiring to deny us the products we need. This blog will present perspectives and developments in the fight for new antibiotics.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Death of Large PhRMA

Image via Wikipedia Two news items filtered out over the past several weeks that inspired me to write this blog. I liked these stories sin...

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Nabriva announces positive results in a phase II ABSSSI trial

Finally I have some good news to share. On a personal note, I have been working with Nabriva since 2005, well before they were spun ...

Monday, April 11, 2011

Public-Private Partnerships for Antibiotics - by Brad Spellberg

David, you’ve written extensively over the years about the egress of industry from antibacterial discovery, research, and development. ...

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Antibiotics - World Health Day 2011

Tomorrow is designated World Health Day by the World Health Organization. This year, appropriately, it targets antibiotic resistance. W...

Thursday, March 31, 2011

FDA HAP/VAP Discussion March 30

Image via Wikipedia As I noted in my last blog, I did have a conversation with the FDA on March 30 regarding their draft guidance on trial ...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Pfizer Update etc.

Image by Getty Images via @daylife OK. I’m back and swamped. But during my absence, several pieces of information have filtered in regar...

Monday, March 14, 2011

Absence

I'm sorry to disappoint all of you out in antibiotic land - but I'll be on vacation (the "V" word as Bob Levy used to say ...

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