Dear All (and with thanks to Kevin for co-authoring), In a clear and compelling policy paper, a dozen of the DRIVE-AB alumni have proposed a concept for a pan-EU/EEA Pull Incentive. To follow the plot, here are the key points as a refresh: To date, the only strong, active Pull model is the UK NHS project that
Note: Be sure to take advantage of the BARDA Industry Day(s) event that occurs Monday-Tuesday of this coming week … see newsletter and forward calendar for details. Dear All, In what could be called Part 2 of Excellent 2023 ASM/ESCMID Talks (read the newsletter on Jen Cohen’s talk on how manufacturing underpins both access and
Dear All, As we discussed in the 5 Nov 2023 “Pulling for Pandemic Preparedness” newsletter, AMR is a global threat: resistance in one part of the world can suddenly appear in your hospital. As an example of that sort of threat, Jason Gale’s 30 Oct 2023 newsletter entitled “Untreatable Typhoid Should Make You Worry About Poop”
Dear All, This evening I’d like to bring together several relatively recent reports and note how all of them focus in one way or another on Pulling for Pandemic Preparedness … perhaps we can call this the Rule of 3 Ps. And as an aside, I’ll note that I learned the Rule of 4 Ps
Dear All, Exciting additional news merits two newsletters in one day! I’ll keep it brief and quote directly from the website: “Innovate UK, LifeArc, and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) have joined forces to create PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy), a £30 million initiative supporting early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to save lives. PACE has today (19 October 2023) announced
Dear All, Two things today — the first on using MICs and the second on re-using MICs. Read on! On using MICs (minimum inhibitory concentrations), we have additional details on the FDA BAA discussed in my 9 Oct 2023 newsletter, In particular, I’d like to draw your attention to a time-limited request regarding a request
Note: Please use the copy of the newsletter posted at https://amr.solutions/ if you have trouble with links in this newsletter. Dear All, WHO have just today posted a very interesting fungus-focused consultancy role. Even if you’re not looking for a role yourself, it is instructive to examine the goals for this role as it gives you some
Update on 11 October 2023: The annual BARDA Industry Day is 13-14 November 2023! You can attend virtually or in person at the Grand Hyatt Washington, DC. Click here for more details! Dear All, Hot on the heels of the BAA from BARDA and from ARPA-H, we now have a Broad Agency Announcement from the FDA! There
This is the second of a 4-part newsletter series. There is an initial 27 Sep 2023 newsletter introducing the EPA concept note, a third (12 Jan 2024) newsletter about ending the use of streptomycin spray on citrus crops, and finally a 4th newsletter (27 Jan 2024) containing some additional resources. Dear All (OK, so now it’s 5 newsletters in as
This is the first of a 4-part newsletter series. There is a second (28 Sep 2023) newsletter that expands on the EPA concept note, a third (12 Jan 2024) newsletter about ending the use of streptomycin spray on citrus crops, and finally a 4th newsletter (27 Jan 2024) containing some additional resources. Dear All, What
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