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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

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

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Studying the global spread of antimicrobial resistance

An international research team has provided new information about what drives the global spread of genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria. The collaborative study, led by researchers at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia in the U.K., brought together experts from France, Canada, Germany and the U.K. and will provide […]

December 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Antibody discovery could lead to new therapies to tackle Strep A

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The researchers say the discovery could explain why so many group A strep vaccines have failed. The results […]

December 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Sep 2022

Could combining biotech and photosynthetic cyanobacteria help the energy crisis?

A group of researchers in Switzerland is using photosynthetic bacteria to generate energy. After implanting nanotubes into them, the bacteria can create energy. And when the cells divide, those nanotubes stay with subsequent generations. While there’s a long way to go, and many questions to be answered, Ardemis Boghossian at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences […]

September 12, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 Aug 2022

Ilya Pharma finalizes global patent coverage for modified lactic acid bacteria to treat wounds

Ilya Pharma, a Swedish clinical stage biopharma company focused on delivering local immunotherapies to patients, has announced the issue of four new patents. These are: one in India, and continuation patents in China, Australia and the U.S. This means the company’s method for using modified bacteria for treatment of both mucosal and cutaneous wounds in […]

August 25, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Jun 2022

Fermentation facility opens its doors in Wisconsin

A new fermentation facility producing food ingredients and cultures, bacterial cultures, and probiotics has been opened in Franksville, Wisc., by Cultures Supporting Life (CSL). The ingredients, cultures and probiotics produced will be used in dairy, food, dietary supplements, pharma, and agriculture. Kyle Griffiths, vice president of sales and marketing said: “The new production facilities located […]

June 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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First antibiotic in 50 years to tackle superbug nears approval: what’s going on in the field?

Antimicrobial peptides: a promising class to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Studying the global spread of antimicrobial resistance

Antibody discovery could lead to new therapies to tackle Strep A

Could combining biotech and photosynthetic cyanobacteria help the energy crisis?

Ilya Pharma finalizes global patent coverage for modified lactic acid bacteria to treat wounds

Fermentation facility opens its doors in Wisconsin

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