Antimicrobial resistance Archives

News and Trends 24 May 2023

smartbax raises €1.2M to create next-generation antibiotics

smartbax, a biotech company developing next-generation antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacteria, today announced the close of its seed financing round…

May 24, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 May 2023

AMR research gets £39m shot from UK government

Research initiatives to develop new treatments to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – known as the “silent killer” – will receive…

May 23, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 May 2023

Molsid developing rapid AMR test

Start-up biomed Molsid is developing the first rapid test to detect the potential presence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) directly in…

May 16, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 May 2023

Scientists create first CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting the microbiome

A new CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting E. coli in the gut microbiome is in phase 1 clinical trials. According to…

May 10, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Apr 2023

Progress in battle against stomach cancer

Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) in Germany have discovered a weakness in the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which could be exploited…

April 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

C diff Clostridium difficile Clostridioides

News and Trends 17 Apr 2023

Swedish bacterial resistance study could pave road to new antibiotics

A species of ordinary gut bacteria flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since…

April 17, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 5 Apr 2023

Antimicrobial peptides: a promising class to tackle antimicrobial resistance

The discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming was a momentous moment in the world of healthcare, eventually leading…

April 5, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 24 Mar 2023

Tuberculosis research: 5 positive advancements over the past year

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death from an infectious disease worldwide. It is estimated that 1.8…

March 24, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Opinion 24 Mar 2023

PAN-TB regimens to address growing TB drug resistance

By Dr. Charles Wells, head of therapeutics development at Gates Medical Research Institute As nearly one-quarter of the world’s population…

March 24, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 9 Mar 2023

Researchers develop treatment for vancomycin-resistant bacteria

Researchers from several institutions have developed a treatment for bacteria resistant to vancomycin, which is also known as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus…

March 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Feb 2023

Korean researchers develop antimicrobial peptides discovery tool

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising new weapon for combating the growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacteria and other harmful…

February 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Feb 2023

New method to design new peptide therapeutics

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a novel method to design and develop peptide antibiotics in large numbers,…

February 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jan 2023

New tool to fight antibiotic resistance

The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top 10 threats to global health. In response,…

January 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Jose Bengoechea professor Queen’s University in Belfast Northern Ireland

Interview 24 Jan 2023

Watch: Queen’s University tackling antimicrobial resistance

One of the biggest global challenges facing healthcare systems is bacteria and viruses becoming resistant to drugs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…

January 24, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Jan 2023

Vésale Bioscience receives €1.8M grant for AMR phage project

Belgian company Vésale Bioscience has received €1.8 million ($1.9 million) in grants from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Fund…

January 18, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Jan 2023

Lifesciences and biotech in 2023

A Q&A with Bill Coyle, principal, ZS. ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare.…

January 11, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 Jan 2023

2023 Editorial Calendar updated

Each month here at Labiotech.eu, we produce a special newsletter. While still news-related, these special editions are an opportunity to…

January 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 4 Jan 2023

Infex’s novel AMR drug candidate MET-X receives FDA QIDP designation

Infex Therapeutics has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) designation…

January 4, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall