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  • 03.23.2026  |  Basilea announces start of first‑in‑human study of novel antibiotic BAL2420

    Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, announced today the dosing of the first healthy volunteer in the first-in-human phase 1 study of BAL2420, evaluating the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of this lipopolysaccharide transport protein A (LptA) inhibitor.

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  • 03.19.2026  |  Pattern Bioscience surpasses 1,000 samples in multi-center clinical trial of rapid pneumonia diagnostic

    Milestone marks the half-way point of enrollment in pivotal U.S. study designed to support 510(k) submission for the first culture-free, rapid phenotypic ID/AST panel for critically ill pneumonia patients.

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  • 03.18.2026  |  Ten Swiss biotech startups selected for Boston roadshow

    Ten startups have been selected for the 2026 Venture Leaders Biotech program, which will take them to Boston from May 31st to June 5th as part of the Swiss National Startup Team.

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  • 03.11.2026  |  Gram-negative bacterial infection treatment gets QIDP status

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation to a novel treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections.

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  • 03.10.2026  |  Peptilogics begins trial of drug designed to cure medical device-related infections

    A clinical trial testing a first-in-class drug designed to combat infections from medical devices has enrolled its first patient at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Peptilogics announced.

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  • 03.04.2026  |  CARB-X funds research into new approach for drug-resistant bacteria

    CARB-X announced today that it’s awarding $1.2 million to a research team at Harvard University to develop enhanced antibiotics for multidrug-resistant bacteria.

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  • 03.03.2026  |  CRISPR-armed phages clear first human safety bar

    With phase 1 data published today in The Lancet Microbe, SNIPR is positioning its experimental CRISPR–Cas-armed phage cocktail, SNIPR001, not simply as a novel anti-infective, but as the clinical proof point for an entirely new category of precision antimicrobials.

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  • 02.25.2026  |  Innovative antibiotic candidate gets funding boost

    British immunotherapy company Centauri Therapeutics yesterday announced a ₤6 million ($8.1 million USD) investment from the AMR Action Fund to support development of its broad-spectrum antibiotic candidate.

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  • 02.25.2026  |  Centauri extends Series A to £30M with AMR Action Fund to fight drug-resistant infections

    UK-based biotech Centauri Therapeutics is advancing its leading antimicrobial program. The immunotherapy company has secured a £6 million investment from the AMR Action Fund, extending its Series A round to £30 million.

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  • 02.24.2026  |  Cheshire-based biotech scores £30m Series A round

    Centauri Therapeutics, a biotech company based in Cheshire’s Alderley Park, has secured a £30m Series A funding round to support the completion of clinical studies for its antimicrobial treatments.

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  • 02.23.2026  |  Baxiva receives CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to develop first-in-class Escherichia Coli vaccine

    ETH spin-off Baxiva has obtained CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to advance a new vaccine designed to prevent diseases caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli).

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  • 02.11.2026  |  TIME100 Health: Adam de la Zerda

    Unlike other at-home STI tests, which require shipping samples to labs, Visby Medical’s new FDA-approved 3-in-1 women’s test for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis is a miniaturized PCR machine that runs tests just as accurately in 30 minutes.

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  • 02.06.2026  |  Chembio receives $1.8 million CARB-X grant to develop a rapid diagnostic test for typhoid fever

    Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Chembio), a wholly owned subsidiary of Biosynex, a leader in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, today announced that it has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from CARB-X to support the development of a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for acute typhoid fever.

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  • 02.05.2026  |  CARB-X funds development of rapid test for typhoid fever

    CARB-X announced today that it’s awarding Chembio Diagnostic Systems $1.8 million to support the development of a rapid, finger stick–based diagnostic test for typhoid fever.

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  • 02.05.2026  |  CARB-X to support development of typhoid fever diagnostic from Chembio

    CARB-X is awarding US$1.8 million to Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. to develop a rapid point-of-care test for the detection of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies to diagnose acute infection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

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  • 02.05.2026  |  CARB-X awards $1.8M for Chembio Diagnostic Systems typhoid fever dx

    CARB-X announced on Thursday that it has awarded $1.8 million to Biosynex subsidiary Chembio Diagnostic Systems to support the development of a rapid test for typhoid fever.

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  • 02.05.2026  |  Visby Medical, Watchmaker Genomics partner to develop at-home respiratory pathogen detection tests

    Visby Medical said on Thursday that it has inked a partnership with Watchmaker Genomicsto develop diagnostic tests for detecting respiratory pathogens in the at-home setting.

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  • 01.27.2026  |  Clarametyx Biosciences strengthens scientific advisory board with expert appointments to advance pipeline programs

    Drs. Bruce Forrest, George Siber, Obadiah Plante and David Zarley appointed to guide Clarametyx’s anti-biofilm technologies for chronic respiratory disease.

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  • 01.21.2026  |  Replik: Ny satsning från Gates Foundation

    Stefan Swartling Peterson, Otto Cars och medförfattare uppmanar Bill Gates att bidra i kampen mot antibiotikaresistens .

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  • 01.20.2026  |  Topline results: Antibody therapy lowers inflammatory biomarkers in cystic fibrosis

    In patients with cystic fibrosis, CMTX-101, an immune-enabling antibody therapy, lowered four inflammatory biomarkers and Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden vs. standard of care, according to phase 1b/2a trial topline results.

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  • 01.19.2026  |  GARDP and Debiopharm partner to advance antibiotic for drug-resistant gonorrhea

    The partnership is a global collaboration to develop Debio1453, a first-in-class antibiotic targeting multidrug-resistant gonorrhea, aiming to strengthen the fragile antibiotic pipeline and ensure future treatment options.

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  • 01.09.2026  |  Clarametyx Biosciences announces positive topline data from Phase 2a study evaluating CMTX-101 in cystic fibrosis

    CMTX-101 treatment produced clinically meaningful reductions in key inflammatory biomarkers and pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden, and preservation of pulmonary function.

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  • 01.08.2026  |  Quest, Labcorp add fully at-home STI test to women’s health offerings

    Quest and Labcorp may be archrivals in the diagnostic testing market, but they appear to agree on at least one thing: the potential demand for quick, at-home testing for women’s sexual health.

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