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, July 27, 2018

You Too, Achaogen?

I just learned that Achaogen will lay off 80 people in their research and development areas to save money. Achaogen earned its first ...

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Everyone Hates the Pharmaceutical Industry!

I think people have good cause to hate the pharmaceutical industry. Their unreasonable prices for specialty drugs (especially in the US), t...

Thursday, July 12, 2018

And There Goes Novartis!

News reports and personal communications from Novartis employees document that Novartis is shutting down their antibacterial and antivira...

Saturday, June 30, 2018

REVAMP - Its Here!!

And its called REVAMP (re-valuing antimicrobial products). This bill, proposed in the US House of Representatives by Rep John Shimku...

Friday, June 15, 2018

Gottlieb and FDA to the Rescue

This week, Scott Gottieb, our FDA Commissioner, stated that he was examining, along with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (C...

Monday, June 11, 2018

REVIVE: open access to knowledge and resources for the antimicrobial R&D community

GUEST BLOGGER - Laura Piddock - Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Research and Development Partnership (GARDP). webinar June 13!!!...

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Urgent - Time to Act!

For those of you who have not been following this story closely, the market entry rewards we have been discussing that are intended to fix...

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