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- Title
The business of developing antibacterials.
- Authors
Fox, Jeffrey L.
- Abstract
The article discusses the growth of the antibacterial industry despite a recent drop in the sector. The recent drop in research and development activity is resulting from acquisition of small companies by the giants. The article further discusses the challenges, shortcomings and opportunities in the sector. There is a need for producing new antibiotics to counter the rise in antibiotic resistant pathogens.
- Subjects
PHARMACEUTICAL research; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; ANTIBIOTICS industry; EMERGING infectious diseases; BACTERIAL diseases; MEDICAL economics; PHARMACEUTICAL biotechnology industry; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Nature Biotechnology, 2006, Vol 24, Issue 12, p1521
- ISSN
1087-0156
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nbt1206-1521