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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and expensive work of developing them. #AMR op-ed via @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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Antibiotic resistance is growing — don’t delay new antibiotics
The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and expensive work of developing them.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
#AI could transform antibiotic drug discovery. But downstream market challenges that persistently undervalue antibiotics are undercutting AI's transformative potential. #AMR via @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/05/a...
statnews.com
AI could revolutionize antibiotics — but the market is standing in the way
Economic reality and the persistent absence of funding stand in the way of using AI for antibiotic breakthroughs.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"The growing burden of drug-resistant Gram-negative infections is one of the most pressing challenges in global health, leaving patients with limited and increasingly ineffective treatment options," said AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
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Innovative antibiotic candidate gets funding boost
British immunotherapy company Centauri Therapeutics received a ₤6 million ($8.1 million USD) investment from the AMR Action Fund to support development of its broad-spectrum antibiotic candidate, CTX-...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"If we want to bring investment back into antibiotics, there needs to be novel, innovative therapies in which to invest." #AMR via @contagionlive.bsky.social www.contagionlive.com/view/world-a...
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World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week: Broader Recognition of the Ongoing Threat | Contagion Live
AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner, PhD, MBE, discusses the significance of this week, provides an update on the PASTEUR Act, and explains the differing approaches between Europe and the US with regard...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Only four major classes of antifungal drugs are currently available, and Candida auris has already shown resistance to many of them...researchers warn that drug development has struggled to keep pace with the fungus’s evolution. www.foxnews.com/health/deadl...
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Deadly 'superbug' is spreading across US as drug resistance grows, researchers warn
Researchers discovered a possible weakness in the deadly hospital superbug C. auris that could lead to new treatments for the drug-resistant fungal infection.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
A gene capable of breaking down carbapenems, a class of powerful antibiotics seen as a drug of last resort, was discovered among 32 typhoid samples collected from hospitals across western and southern India. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... #AMR
telegraph.co.uk
Superbug fears as new drug-resistant strains of typhoid emerge in Asia
Scientists discover a gene capable of breaking down carbapenems, a class of powerful antibiotics seen as a drug of last resort
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
America is losing the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs — and California has become a fertile breeding ground for these deadly pathogens, writes CEO Henry Skinner in today’s San Francisco Chronicle www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #AMR
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California is becoming ground zero for America’s superbug crisis
OPINION: The rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in California poses an enormous health threat — and we’re not doing nearly enough to address it, Henry Skinner writes.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The threat of #AMR is evolving in a crowded global health landscape filled with urgent challenges, where health systems and societies are often forced into constant reaction rather than anticipation. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
weforum.org
Stop playing catch-up with superbugs: the anticipatory governance of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens lives, healthcare systems and the global economy. But anticipatory governance that reshapes responses can get ahead of the problem
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Those who are wondering what a post-antibiotic world could look like would do well to pay attention to Ukraine. From the earliest days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ have been plaguing soldiers and civilians #AMR www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/russia-ukrai...
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Superbugs and conflict: Ukraine’s struggle is Europe’s warning
Henry Skinner, PhD, CEO of the AMR Action Fund, reflects on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the issue of AMR.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Antibiotics have played an overlooked but instrumental role in #cancer treatment for decades. However, antibiotics aren’t guaranteed cures, as they once were, due to the rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, often referred to as “superbugs.” #AMR www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/infectious-d...
futureofpersonalhealth.com
The Growing Threat That Superbugs Pose to Cancer Patients
Infections are the second leading cause of death among people with cancer, trailing only the cancer itself.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"Investing in antibiotic innovation is not only a health priority but a strategic necessity to enhance Europe’s defence readiness," writes CEO Henry Skinner in a new op-ed focused on the rise of #AMR on the battlefields of #Ukraine. www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/russia-ukrai... #WAAW2025
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"Antibiotics were so transformative that within a generation we collectively forgot how devastating bacterial infections were for those who came before us," AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner explained. #AMR #WAAW2025 via @contagionlive.bsky.social www.contagionlive.com/view/world-a...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
For #WAAW2025 we’re exploring how #AMR intersects with the defining challenges of our time, including #cancer. Research shows people with cancer in inpatient & outpatient settings are at higher risk of developing AMR infections Learn more: antimicrobialresistancefighters.org/cancer-and-a...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
While antibiotic-resistant infections are already harming and killing patients in #Ukraine, their epidemiological ascent poses an escalating threat to European health systems far beyond the front lines and will inevitably spread around the world www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/russia-ukrai... #AMR
innovationnewsnetwork.com
Superbugs and conflict: Ukraine’s struggle is Europe’s warning
Henry Skinner, PhD, CEO of the AMR Action Fund, reflects on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the issue of AMR.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The # of gonorrhea cases reaches a 25-year high in Montreal; the rise follows the detection of two antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea in the city #AMR #Canada montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
montrealgazette.com
Gonorrhea reaches 25-year high in Montreal amid concern over antibiotic resistance
While men still account for about four in five cases, the infection rate among women has risen much faster in recent years.
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#AMR poses an increasing threat to #rural communities in the U.S. Our new white paper explores how workforce shortages, environmental exposures, and limited access to diagnostics and antibiotics, are amplifying infection risks across rural communities. www.amractionfund.com/blog/white-p...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
"Anticipatory governance emphasizes foresight, inclusiveness and adaptive policy to address risks before they escalate to insurmountable crises" and could provide a framework through which to address #AMR. via WEF by AMR Action Fund's Deepali Patel www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
weforum.org
Stop playing catch-up with superbugs: the anticipatory governance of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens lives, healthcare systems and the global economy. But anticipatory governance that reshapes responses can get ahead of the problem
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
"The problem is that many UTIs no longer respond to the antibiotics we’ve relied on for decades: more than 90% of UTI causing bacteria are now resistant to at least one common medicine." #AMR www.bmj.com/content/391/... via @bmj.com
bmj.com
A new antibiotic is positive news—but it will take more to stay ahead of superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats of our time—and tackling it will take more than a single breakthrough, writes Nicola Rose The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory ...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
A new @who.int report finds that 1 in 6 lab-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 were resistant to antibiotics. E. coli and K. pneumoniae are the leading drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria found in bloodstream infections. www.who.int/news/item/13... #AMR
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
For people with #cancer, infections have long been a scourge. The rise of #AMR is rapidly undermining cancer care, with studies showing that AMR rates for key pathogens are 1.2-5x greater in isolates from cancer outpatients vs non-cancer patients. antimicrobialresistancefighters.org/cancer-and-a...
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amractionfund.bsky.social @amractionfund.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The @who.int released its new antibacterial pipeline analysis today and the findings are once again cause for concern. Total # of clinical-stage assets is down and only 11 agents are in development for critical priority pathogens. Read the full report www.statnews.com/wp-content/u... #AMR
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