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.

Friday, March 31, 2017

CARB-X Rules!

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Yesterday CARB-X announced the awards for the discovery and development of products to combat antibiotic resistance.   The awards targete...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Investing in Infectious Diseases

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Sunday’s New York Times carried an editorial by Mike Osterholm and Mark Olshaker. In it, they decry the budget proposal by President (crin...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Antibiotics - Europe Struggles, Too.

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Last week, the European parliament released a resolution on access to medicines in Europe. There is a good deal in the resolution noting t...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

FDA Workshop on Animal Models for Pathogen-Specific Antibiotics

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GUEST BLOGGER - JOHN REX On 1 Mar 2017, FDA hosted an eagerly awaited workshop on animal models in support of narrow-spectrum agent...
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