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 of €1.2 million ($1.3 million) from Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), bringing smartbax’s total capital raised to €1.9 million ($2.1 million). The funds will be used to advance smartbax’s small molecule […] May 24, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 a cash injection of up to £39 million ($48.5 million) from the U.K. government’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF). However, according to the director of Global Health Policy and Senior Policy Fellow at the Center […] May 23, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 primary clinical samples. ORSET Group and PULSALYS, the SATT in Lyon, extended financing to the company in March 2023. This was followed by the signing of an i-DEMO contract with the French investment bank bpiFrance. […] May 16, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 a new paper published in Nature Biotechnology, it may improve the well-being of blood cancer patients and reduce their mortality rate from E. coli infections. Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are […] May 10, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 to develop new drugs.H. pylori, a pathogen responsible for widespread illnesses such as gastric ulcers and stomach cancer, has a weak point, which could be exploited to create new drugs. This was discovered by a […] April 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 the bacteria are naturally resistant to many antibiotics, this can cause problems. A study at Lund University in Sweden now shows how two molecular mechanisms can work together to make the bacterium extra resistant. “Using […] April 17, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 to the development of antibiotic drugs that allowed physicians to treat illnesses and infections that were once severe and life-threatening. But our reliance on antibiotics has now led to an emerging global health problem in […] April 5, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 is presumed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and are at risk for developing active tuberculosis (TB), the disease represents a major public health challenge globally. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), […] March 24, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 faecalis (VRE). The group consists of 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 […] March 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 microorganisms. Now, researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in South Korea have developed a new, easy-to-interpret AI-powered AMP prediction model. The tool, named AMP-BERT, can capture the functional and structural properties […] February 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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, which could prove critical to controlling antibiotic resistance. Applications of new molecules as drugs are expected to be effective in treating diseases that are difficult to cure with currently used conventional drugs. Peptides are one […] February 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new spray that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices. “Our […] January 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email