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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights
For Researchers and Entrepreneurs who wish to investigate, develop and commercialize novel vaccines, diagnostics and antimicrobials to prevent Antimicrobial resistance, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Researchers at Universities and University Medical Centers
- Researchers at Research Institutes
- R&D professionals in Pharma, Biopharma and Diagnostics companies
- Entrepreneurs in start-up’s and spin off companies
- Innovators, Venture Capitalists.
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16 October 2025Localized and controlled antibiotic therapy via microneedles: A biomedical approach to antimicrobial resistance
A recent study introduces a microneedle-based transdermal platform for localized, controlled antibiotic delivery aimed at combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Using E. coli and S. aureus as model organisms, researchers tested polymeric microneedles loaded with ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, and kanamycin. The microneedles showed excellent mechanical strength, rapid dissolution, and strong antibacterial activity, effectively inhibiting bacterial growth and […]
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10 October 2025The Emerging Resistance Index: tracking early resistance to new antibiotics
A new study introduces the Emerging Resistance Index (ERI) — a quantitative tool designed to monitor how quickly resistance develops to newly approved antibiotics. The ERI integrates multiple parameters, including pooled AMR proportions and trends, the presence of resistance and antibiotic use surveillance systems, the time between drug approval and resistance detection, and the frequency […]
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08 October 2025Winners Announced for the 2025 Vivli AMR Surveillance Data Challenge, funded by Johnson & Johnson, Paratek, Pfizer, and NIH
The 2025 Vivli AMR Surveillance Data Challenge, funded by Johnson & Johnson, Paratek, Pfizer, and the U.S. NIH, attracted 58 teams from 22 countries to develop innovative analyses of global AMR surveillance datasets. Two Grand Prizes were awarded: one to George Priya Doss Chandrakumar’s team for revealing how air pollution may drive fluconazole resistance in […]
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