AMR Crisis Experts See Hopeful Signs For 2020

But Worries Rise US Politics May Stop Needed Progress

2020 could be a watershed year in tackling AMR, but success needs market reforms that ensure new antibiotics get to market and prevent innovators going bust, experts tell Scrip. 

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More antibiotics makers are expected to ‘go bust’ due to inaction • Source: Shutterstock

Efforts in the US and elsewhere to battle the threat of antimicrobial resistance did not get very far in 2019, and the lack of viable commercial models caused some biotechs to go to the wall.

Still, some experts tell Scrip they see reasons for optimism in 2020, despite fears the US presidential elections could keep...

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