Amferia Aims To Bring Peptide Hydrogel To Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Amferia is developing an antimicrobial peptide hydrogel dressing to combat infections in acute wounds in humans and veterinary contexts. Supported by €1.2m of new venture capital financing, the company is planning pivotal clinical studies to support an FDA application later this year and CE mark submission in 2026-2027.

Globally, there are 4.95 million deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance each year. • Source: Shutterstock

Amferia, a Swedish medtech leveraging antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from the mammalian immune system to combat infections, believes its technology will reinforce the health care system’s “arsenal against bacteria.”

Globally, there are 4.95 million deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) each year, and experts predict the figure could rise to 10 million by 2050. The crisis threatens modern medicine, given that surgery, chemotherapy and other procedures rely on antimicrobials to avoid infection

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