More research funding needed to avoid drug-resistant pandemic, warns report

Smaller firms are developing most antibiotics targeting superbugs but often at risk of bankruptcySmall drugmakers and biotech firms that are developing the bulk of new antibiotics need far more financial support, according to a new report, which warned that without these life-saving medicines there could be a pandemic of drug-resistant infections, worse than Covid-19.The Access to Medicine Foundation, an Amsterdam-based non-profit group, said small and medium-sized firms, which account for three-quarters of all late-stage antibiotics in development, struggle to secure enough funding and are often at risk of bankruptcy, potentially leaving new medicines stranded on the lab bench.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Pharmaceuticals industry Infectious diseases Antibiotics MRSA and superbugs Drugs Medical research Microbiology Business Society Coronavirus Health Science Source Type: news