ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH UK - DEVELOPING NEW ANTIBIOTICS
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Mission Statement
Antibiotic Research UK is the world’s first and only charity focused on finding an effective solution to antibiotic resistance. We believe that with sufficient funds, ingenuity, scientific and clinical expertise and multi-disciplinary co-operation, we can: - develop a new antibiotic therapy - educate professionals and the public - provide much needed patient information and support
About This Cause
Drug resistant infections are the biggest threat to modern medicine with superbugs killing more than 700,000 people globally each year. In the UK alone, this figure is reported to be at least 12,000. Without a solution, by 2050 it is estimated that 10 million people could die worldwide each year from drug resistant infections. With the likelihood of new antibiotics far away in the future there is a clear need to find immediate ways to save current antibiotics while looking for new treatments. Our research programme focuses on developing new antibiotic therapies, identifying non-antibiotic alternatives and providing small grants for early stage research. In particular we are investigating Antibiotic Resistance Breakers (existing drugs which when combined with current antibiotics overcome the superbug’s resistance); specific resistance mechanisms developed by bacteria and alternative non-antibiotic treatments for common illnesses (eg diarrhoea) where antibiotics are often prescribed.