AMR
MSF warns of antibiotic resistance crisis in Gaza
October 19, 2018Medical Communications AMR, Gaza, MSF, Palestine, antibiotic resistance, israel
The international non-governmental organisation (NGO) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that antibiotic resistant infections are a “certainty” in Gaza. …
Fewer patents being filed for novel infectious diseases and AMR diagnostic technologies; US leads, UK follows
October 17, 2018Research and Development AMR, IP, intellectual property, patents
Fewer patents are being filed for point-of-care diagnostic technologies aimed at tackling infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to …
Novartis forge deal with Boston Pharmaceuticals in effort against AMR
October 3, 2018Research and Development AMR, Antibiotics, Boston Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, US
Swiss multinational Novartis have entered into a licensing and equity agreement with Boston Pharmaceuticals for the development of three novel …
UK government accused of using Brexit to avoid antimicrobial resistance ruling
September 28, 2018Medical Communications AMR, Antibiotics, UK, WHO, antimicrobial resistance, farming, politics
The British government has been accused of using Brexit to avoid implementing new EU legislation preventing powerful antibiotics from be …
Antibiotic combinations could help in fight against antimicrobial resistance
September 4, 2018Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, e coli, ucla
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be tackled by giving people a combination of antibiotic drugs that are no longer effective on …
Trump administration resists WHO efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance
August 31, 2018Medical Communications AMR, Trump, US, US government, WHO, antimicrobial resistance
The Trump administration is in the process of drafting an alternative to the World Health Organization’s guidelines on the use …
Scientists launch free, open access, antibiotics database to tackle AMR
July 24, 2018Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, Database, academia, resistance
A team of scientists, led by Professor Laura Piddock from the University of Birmingham, have launched a free, open access, …
Shire’s Cinryze gets FDA fast track designation
October 13, 2015Research and Development AMR, FDA, Shire
Shire has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for the investigation …
R&D firms team up to tackle antibiotic resistance
September 16, 2015Research and Development AMR, Antibiotics, Jim O'Neill, O'Neill review, antimicrobial resistance, drug development
Two companies at the centre of the UK’s R&D efforts to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics are expanding …
New NICE guidelines to tackle antibiotic ‘addiction’
August 18, 2015Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, NICE, antimicrobial resistance, guidance, infections
NICE has published guidance to help health care professionals promote and monitor the sensible use of antibiotics – and support …
Coalition launches to tackle AMR
June 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotic Discovery-UK, Antibiotics, coalition, global
A new, not-for-profit coalition has launched with a mission to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and what it sees as the …
Merck launches new antibiotic in the UK
June 5, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, MSD, Merck, Sivextro, antimicrobial resistance, cubist, tedizolid phosphate
Merck has launched the first new drug in a class of antibiotics in the UK in almost 15 years, becoming …
Antibiotic resistance outbreak ‘could kill 80,000’, report warns
April 7, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Nabriva Therapeutics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, blood infections, infections
An antibiotic-resistant blood infection outbreak could lead to 80,000 deaths, according to a government report on threats to the UK. …
NICE unveils guidelines to monitor antibiotic prescribing
February 18, 2015Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, GPs, NHS, NICE, antimicrobials, baker
NICE are asking UK doctors to spy on their colleagues in order to help tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial …
More action needed on antibiotic resistance
July 25, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, AstraZeneca, GSK, HIV, MRC, WHO, walsh
Pharma and governments need to put their heads together urgently in order to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), …
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