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.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Superbugs - Europe Wins Again!

Recent press reports note that Basilea, a troubled Swiss biotech, has finally won European regulatory approval for their antibiotic, ce...

Saturday, October 19, 2013

John P. Quinn - In Memoriam

Fishing on Long Island Sound It is with the utmost regret that I write today of the death of my good and great friend John Q...

Friday, October 18, 2013

FRONTLINE - Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month here in the US. Breast cancer kills about 39,000 women each year. Anti...

Thursday, October 3, 2013

I Want to Work for the Federal Government!

I want to work for the Federal Government (of the United States, that is). I think this is especially prescient of me giv...

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Large Pharma

So, what does the recent CDC report on antibiotic resistance have to do with big pharma? The optimistic response is ...

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