The other shoe finally dropped in late May when bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort was found in a person in the US. While this particular patient recovered, it was a harbinger of a day where doctors may not be able to offer any effective treatments for infections. And it drew attention to a problem that has been building for years.
Infectious Disease Companies Catch More Investors
Start-Up surveyed investments into, and exits by, private infectious disease-focused companies from 2013 through the first quarter of 2016, using data from Informa’s Pharma Intelligence's Strategic Transactions and Medtrack databases. Our review reveals an increasing amount of money going into these firms, especially those developing novel antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria or with novel anti-infective drug development platforms.
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