AMR Roundtable: Optimism About CARB-X's Success And Prospects For The Future (Part 2)
Executive Summary
The Pink Sheet spoke with CEOs of Zavante and Amplyx as well as a BARDA official during a roundtable discussion at the recent BIO convention about incentives for antibiotic and antifungal drug development, including a lengthy discussion of the US BARDA's CARB-X accelerator, including ideas for expanding geographically and by product type.
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