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.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Supplements, Oz and Oliver

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The world of so-called nutritional supplements was briefly back in the news last week when Dr. Oz was grilled by a Senate subcommittee. Dr....
Monday, June 16, 2014

Idenix and Merck!

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I have been traveling in Italy (for pleasure) for the first time in a long time.   Coincidentally, I heard the news about Merck and Idenix ...
Friday, June 6, 2014

Forbes and the Perfect Storm

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This week an article by David Longtin and Henry Miller appeared in Forbes. They decry the possibility that a post-antibiotic world will...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Pfizer Blinks!

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This week, Pfizer announced that it was renouncing its pursuit of Astrazeneca after its last and “final” offer of $120 billion was reb...
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