Antibiotics – Page 5
-
News
Crowdsourcing compounds to tackle antibiotic resistance
A global screening project is searching for new antibiotics by asking chemists to send in novel compounds
-
NewsRoadmap to reward pharma for creating new antibiotics unveiled
Report recommends large up-front payments and an innovation fund for blue skies research to tackle microbial resistance
-
ResearchZombie cells may rise up to kill infections
Bacteria killed by silver may act as vessels for the metal to kill other pathogens
-
OpinionTarget ignorance to tackle resistance
Countries like India are bearing the brunt of antibiotic resistance, and education could be a key tool in tackling its spread
-
PodcastChemistry World podcast - February 2015
Cannabis, peanuts and explosive investigations – all in the February 2015 Chemistry World podcast
-
NewsBillion dollar package unveiled to fight antibiotic resistance
President Obama wants to almost double US funding to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria in 2016
-
ResearchNew antibiotic could treat infection while dodging resistance problems
Technique to tap huge unexplored reservoir of natural products in soil microorganisms finds promising compound
-
-
BusinessMerck & Co to buy antibiotics specialist Cubist
Pharma giant remains committed to $9.5bn deal despite key Cubist patents being invalidated by court ruling
-
Business
Actavis boosts antibiotics with Durata buyout
$820 million deal gives Actavis control of newly-approved intravenous antibiotic
-
FeaturePepping up antibiotics
Industry and academia are turning to antimicrobial peptides to find new antibiotics, Andy Extance discovers
-
ResearchFluorinating new life into an increasingly ineffective antibiotic
Aminoglycoside analogue evades bacterial resistance mechanism
-
Research
Ionic liquids join battle against antibiotic resistance
Organic salts disrupt biofilms to leave resistant bacteria at the mercy of antibiotics
-
Business
Single shot antibiotic approved for skin infections
Third drug in three months approved under US antimicrobials incentive scheme
-
NewsCall for new models to pay for antibiotics
UK government report on ways to fight resistance follows prime minister’s call for global action
-
NewsChina gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
-
ResearchDual warhead kills and disarms bacteria
Compound damages bacterial membrane and disables resistance mechanism in a two-pronged attack
-
-
-
News
Former student sues Harvard for $10 million
PhD chemist seeks damages in row over patent royalties