News and Trends 9 Jun 2025 First antibiotic in 50 years to tackle superbug nears approval: what’s going on in the field? Antibiotic development has seen a slump in recent decades. Now, after 50 years, a new antibiotic has been created to tackle bacterial infections. June 9, 2025 - 11 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 30 Dec 2024 Six biotech companies leading the way in India Discover six of the top biotech companies in India, which is currently brimming with biotechs and a young, skilled workforce. December 30, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 6 Nov 2024 Tuberculosis research: Are we finally close to developing a more effective treatment option? Learn more about the positive advancements that have been made in tuberculosis research in an attempt to find new treatment options. November 6, 2024 - 12 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 7 Mar 2024 6 biotech companies tackling antibiotic resistance Discover six antibiotic companies developing novel therapies in an attempt to overcome the global issue of antibiotic resistance. March 7, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 4 Aug 2023Beyond Biotech podcast 57: Group B Strep To recognize International Group B Strep Awareness Month in July, we had a conversation with MinervaX CEO, Per Fischer. MinervaX is a privately-held Danish biotechnology company developing a novel prophylactic vaccine against Group B streptococcus (GBS), with two phase II clinical trials ongoing in pregnant women and a phase I clinical trial ongoing in older adults. Due […] August 4, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Jul 2023 Can the microbiome help the fight against infections? Animals and humans coexist with a vast array of microorganisms known as the microbiome, forming a relationship that can range from mutually beneficial to pathogenic. To safeguard against harmful pathogens and maintain the presence of beneficial microorganisms, animals have evolved various defenses.One is small antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), small peptides that combat invading microbes. AMPs are […] July 25, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jul 2023 Novel bacterial communication system could help take on antimicrobial resistance A new stress signaling system enables bacteria cells to adapt and protect themselves against the immune system and certain antibiotics. The discovery was made by researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Singapore Centre for Environmental […] July 19, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Jun 2023 Small particles will deliver TB drugs to the lungs in the future Treatment of the dangerous infectious disease tuberculosis faces the challenge of pathogens frequently being resistant to several common antibiotics. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have developed nanoparticles to deliver new antibiotics directly to the lungs in the future. Surfactants ensure that the highly fat-soluble antibiotics disperse very finely in water and […] June 28, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Jun 2023 Breakthrough treatment for skin infections? A research team led by Kelvin Yeung from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has designed a new microneedle patch that provides an effective non-antibiotic approach for the treatment of skin infections. The design engineered with ultrasound-responsive zinc-based metal-organic framework (MOF) […] June 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Jun 2023 Finnish biotech startup Solu raises €1M to combat global antibiotic resistance Solu, founded in 2022, is a Finnish biotechnology company focusing on combating antibiotic resistance by building the world’s most extensive pathogen DNA library. Solu’s product makes understanding, detecting, and preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance easier and enables real-time monitoring to detect dangerous mutations effectively. The company has recently received seed funding of €1 million […] June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Jun 2023 Bacterial resistance genes a ‘threat to human health’ Genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics are much more widespread in our environment than was previously realized. A new study, from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, shows that bacteria in almost all environments carry resistance genes, with a risk of them spreading and aggravating the problem of bacterial […] June 5, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jun 2023 Swiss researchers develop new class of antibiotics to fight resistant bacteria Health professionals are in urgent need of new antibiotics to tackle resistant bacteria. Researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH), in Switzerland, and the company Spexis, have now modified the chemical structure of naturally occurring peptides to develop antimicrobial molecules that bind to novel targets in the bacteria’s metabolism. Each year, more than five million […] June 1, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email