How To Spur Antibiotic Development? Higher Reimbursement, Govt. Funding Proposed By PCAST

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology calls for establishment of infrastructure to support clinical trials and initiation of special medical use pathway; government to award $20 million prize for diagnostic to detect highly-resistant bacteria.

The federal government could provide higher reimbursement for new antibiotics as a way to incentivize companies to develop new therapies, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recommends in its report on combatting antibiotic resistance.

PCAST offers several other suggestions for boosting commercial development, including that the government subsidize R&D programs for antibiotics; provide companies with a financial reward, such as a one-time lump payment,...

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