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.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Writing Grants - Antimicrobial Screening

So, you are considering writing a grant around an antimicrobial discovery project. I actually review a fair number ...

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Too Big to Succeed

Gretchen Morgenson, writing about the change of leadership at Citigroup in the New York Times today , said that the new CEO of...

Sunday, October 14, 2012

FDA and Antibiotics - Its Coming!

As reported by Bloomberg , in a recent discussion with FDA advisors, Commissioner Hamburg noted that the FDA is cons...

Friday, October 5, 2012

FDA - About Face on Otitis!

As recently as 2010, the FDA stated in their guidance on the design of non-inferiority trials for antibacterial drugs that such ...

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

FDA Antibiotics Task Force!

The FDA recently announced the formation of a new task force to support innovation in antibacterial drug development. I ...

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