Microbe Magazine Podcast

The pipeline of antibiotic discovery is a major necessity due to the continuous evolution of resistance to currently used antimicrobials. This pipeline faces important challenges due to the lack of investment on antimicrobial research in the private sector and an economic model that discourages investment. In the last few years, however, encouraging signs are occurring but major gaps still remain. The World Health Organization has regularly assessed the preclinical and clinical antibacterial development pipeline and the latest report is now available in the journal, lets discuss it! Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/IgqWmHDIx-0 Topics discussed: The process for review of the antibacterial pipeline. The progress and gaps in antibiotic discovery The opportunities to overcome the numerous hurdles in the early stages of the antibacterial research and development space Guest: Valeria Gigante Ph.D., Team Lead at the World Health Organization's (WHO) in the AMR Division, Geneva, Switzerland. Link: Multi-year