As the below Bayer prediction materializes, how much do you value the PolyMedix portfolio that has been acquired by Cellceutix? CTIX is doing a great job developing this stable of antibacterial and anti fungal compounds.
Bayer (BAYRY:OTCMKTS) CEO: G7 will see creation of multinational antibiotic R&D fund
By Nicole Gray | May 26, 2015
Dive Brief:
- Citing the high cost of devleoping antibiotics aimed at treating drug-resistant infections, Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers anticipates the creation of a multinational fund at the upcoming G7 meeting in June, Reuters reports.
- According to Dekkers, creating four new antibiotics will cost roughly $22.4 billion-too much for any one country or entity to take on given the supply and demand dynamics of these drugs.
- The World Health Organization has deemed the precipitous increase in drug-resistant superbugs "the single greatest challenge in infectious diseases."
Dive Insight:
Multi-drug resistant pathogens have become a serious challenge for infectious disease specialists. The threats are everywhere in hospital settings and everyday communities. Reports of all kinds of multi-drug resistant organisms are abound, including recent reports of a typhoid superbug-H58-and carbapenem-resistant organisms.
The key to addressing these concerns all along has been a consortium-driven/collaborative approach. If the G7 is able to successfully address the need for funding, it will be an important step in the right direction.
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Comment Below By Ella Ruth;
Recommended Due Diligence: Research the PolyMedix assets acquisition by Cellceutix (CTIX:OTCMKTS) at www.cellceutix.com Research under Brilacidin. Just think Cellceutix acquired an entire Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal platform of 9 compounds for less than 5 million dollars US.