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Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership and University of Liverpool join forces to fight antimicrobial resistance

(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool and the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on new projects to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). They have been working together since 2018 to advance … Read the full press release

Sandoz acquires Mycamine, reinforcing its anti-infectives portfolio

(IN BRIEF) Sandoz, a global leader in off-patent (generic and biosimilar) medicines, has signed an agreement to acquire worldwide product rights for leading systemic antifungal agent Mycamine® (micafungin sodium, Funguard® in Japan) from Astellas. This acquisition will reinforce Sandoz’s hospital … Read the full press release

EMA, PMDA and the FDA host a workshop to discuss the development of antibiotics for children, London on 21-22 June 2018

Workshop with regulators from EU, Japan and US open for registration LONDON, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) and the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are co-organising a workshop to discuss the development … Read the full press release

University of Dundee awarded grant from Innovate UK to create an Antibacterial Drug Discovery Accelerator

Dundee, Scotland, 27-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to global human and animal health – the O’Neill Report published last year stated that, unless we take urgent action, it will be directly responsible for over … Read the full press release

University of Leicester researcher Dr Carolyn Tarrant awarded grant to study antimicrobial resistance from a new perspective

LEICESTER, 06-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A researcher from the University of Leicester has been awarded a prestigious Research Councils grant to study antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from a new perspective. Dr Carolyn Tarrant, Associate Professor and co-lead of the SAPPHIRE research group … Read the full press release