A University of Maryland Professor of Pathology explains that SARS-CoV-2 has unique ways of evading detection.
Robert H. Christenson, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Professor of Medical and Research Technology at the University of Maryland, explains that SARS-CoV-2 has unique ways of evading detection.
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To aid with the research and development, the companies announced the launch of the AMR Action Fund, and that they raised nearly $1 billion thus far.
The AMR Action Fund, an initiative of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), an international body representing the R&D pharmaceutical industry, was announced at simultaneous virtual launch events in Berlin and Washington, DC on Thursday with a third event in Tokyo scheduled for today.
The AMR Action Fund expects to invest its current funding as well as future support from partners to address the funding gap for the financing of antibiotic development.
“With the AMR Action Fund, the pharmaceutical industry is investing nearly $1 billion to sustain an antibiotic pipeline that is on the verge of collapse, a potentially devastating situation that could affect millions of people around the world,” Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company and President of IFPMA David Ricks said.
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