Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)
New non-antibiotic drug for TB developed by UK scientists
The first non-antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis (TB) in animals has been developed by scientists at the University of Manchester. more
University of Surrey secures €2 million award for research into AMR
The university’s School of Veterinary Medicine has been awarded the money by the European Commission, with which it will undertake interdisciplinary research to tackle the growing threat of food borne zoonoses and the rise of AMR. more
Pfizer's surveillance website and app help fight antimicrobial resistance
Pfizer has launched a website and app to help fight antimicrobial resistance. more
Taking things seriously: Tackling AMR & serialisation
AMR is back in the news (is it ever out?) and with good reason. The World Health Organisation has published a list of drug-resistant bacteria thought to pose the biggest threat to human health. more
WHO publishes list of deadliest superbugs
Following increased concern for the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a list of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. more
Ant-ibiotics! - Researchers discover new bacteria to help fight AMR
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) have discovered a new antibiotic which could be used to help fight MRSA. more
Antibacterial drugs market to reach $35.6BN by 2022, research suggests
A recent report by business intelligence provider GBI Research suggests that the antibacterial drugs market is set to reach $35.6 billion by 2022. more
Portable DNA sequencer helping fight anti-microbial resistance
Clinical researchers across the North will have the chance to use a portable DNA sequencing device to help fight against anti-microbial resistance (AMR). more
India issues guidelines for the sale of antibiotics
The recent death of a woman, who died after contracting an antibiotic-resistant infection has caused the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to issue strict guidelines on the selling of antibiotics by retailers, chemists and drug makers. more
Innovation trumps politics
As 2016 draws to a close, many of us will start thinking about changes we can make in the year ahead. more
Combination of penicillin and other antibiotics may effectively help treat MRSA
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the National University of Ireland Galway have identified a way to more effectively treat MRSA. more
Not to be sniffed at: new antibiotics discovered in the nose
Scientists have found that a substance found in the human nose produces a previously unknown antibiotic. more
Illustration: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT
AMR: Bacteria protect each other from antibiotics
Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby, according to findings by researchers at MIT more
£9.5m awarded to tackle AMR
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is giving almost £10m in grants as part of an initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) more
5 ways pharma is tackling AMR
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been heralded as “one of the biggest health threats facing mankind” by the O’Neill review. EPM looks at five ways in which the pharmaceutical sector is fighting this threat more
How the industry reacted to the O’Neill AMR review
The O’Neill review into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenges governments, industry and the medical profession to get to grips with bacterial resistance to antibiotics, “one of the biggest health threats facing mankind” more
DSP promotes responsible antibiotic manufacturing
DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP) will engage with its peers to identify solutions to the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as part of the Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) Week 2016 more
Experts gather in reaction to antibiotic resistance threat
World health experts gathered at the University of Edinburgh yesterday to find new ways of fighting antibiotic resistant infections more
‘Post-antibiotic era’ may soon be inevitable
The “post-antibiotic world” could soon be a reality due to a gene strain that prevents antibiotics from killing deadly bacteria researchers say more
University granted £545,00 to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Researchers at Loughborough University have secured £545,000 to help tackle resistance to antibiotics more
