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The AMR Accelerator is progressing the development of new medicines to treat or prevent resistant bacterial infections. - 9 Projects Tackling Antibiotic Resistance Together - Visit our website at https://amr-accelerator.eu/

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · May 21

Our May Newsletter just dropped! This month, we’re celebrating the brilliant women driving innovation in the AMR Accelerator. Inspired by Women’s Day, we’re sharing three interviews with outstanding female researchers in our community.

Catch up here: bit.ly/4j6uHPv

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 1d

We are bringing you our latest webinar on Hollow Fibre Assays in antimicrobial drug development, featuring three leading experts.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:
Building effective hollow fibre systems
Case studies
Applications in 𝘪𝘯-𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘰 PK/PD models

👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/3VN3Sa5

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 6d

Medicines need a reliable teammate to work effectively against resistant bacteria.
And Alpibectir is that teammate boosting ethionamide (Eto) to fight resistant bacteria.

👉 Read the complete paper to see the impact of Alpibectir in a first-in-human TRIC-TB study: https://bit.ly/48c5odi

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ERA4TB @era4tb.bsky.social · 9d

ERA4TB Webinar 📣

How can health systems respond to #AMR through innovation & evidence-based policy? 🌍✨

🗓️ 8 Oct 2025 | 1–2pm UK | 2–3pm CEST
🎙️ Speakers from NICE & WHO

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ERA4TB

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 8d

Our researchers found a missing link in applying ML to AMR: lack of clinical and preclinical data.

We highlighted the key milestones from data collection to ML models in building the first and public FAIR MIC dataset & AntiMicrobial-KG.

Listen to webinar to learn more: bit.ly/472Q8y4

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 13d

In our latest study, under UNITE4TB consortium, researchers describe how AI could become a powerful ally against TB at the same time highlight challenges that come with this new tech.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁: https://bit.ly/3Is4E9m

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ERA4TB @era4tb.bsky.social · 14d

ERA4TB Webinar 📣

How can health systems respond to #AMR through innovation & evidence-based policy? 🌍

Join our ERA4TB webinar

🗓️ 8 Oct 2025 | 1–2pm UK | 2–3pm CEST
🎙️ Speakers from @NICEComms & @WHO

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ERA4TB

@amr-accelerator.bsky.social @who.int @nicecomms.bsky.social

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 15d

Collaboration in AMR R&D is multisectoral, but not every question moves a project forward. Early scientific advice from EMA is key to understanding what to ask (and not to).
🎥 Watch the complete webinar at: https://bit.ly/4mpXPTx

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ERA4TB @era4tb.bsky.social · Mar 7

ERA4TB (European Regimen Accelerator for Tuberculosis) project is a public-private initiative devoted to accelerate the development of new treatment regimens for #tuberculosis.

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 20d

Across the EU/EEA, resistant infections add over 9.5M extra hospital days annually. In a study conducted under PrIMAVeRa, our researchers used Bayesian analysis to show each resistant infection adds ~1–2 days, with variable extra costs.

👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/468S1co

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 22d

Of all the buzzwords this year, none spread faster than "superbugs"! Used in the titles or main public messaging by over half a dozen of major news stories & campaigns (Mar–Sep 2025). Catchy, but does it oversimplify AMR or mislead the public?

Share your thoughts on main drawback of this framing.

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 27d

@era4tb.bsky.social researchers found compounds that block TB’s ESX-1 system (used to damage immune cells) while also improving effectiveness of ethionamide. A dual-action step against drug-resistant TB.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/3VJJJBw

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · 29d

Why understanding the right dose matters in anti-TB treatment?
We broke it down 👇 for you from the start to finish.

👉 Join the UNITE4TB & ERS webinar to learn more on methods that are being used to understand optimal dosing in depth
🔗 https://bit.ly/45QUyYB

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Supercontactors” are the hubs of hospital networks. Controlling their interactions, can help dramatically slow down the spread. Our latest PrIMAVeRa study showcases that targeting them reduced MRSA cases by about 20%.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁: https://bit.ly/468hBgo

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Sep 2

In AMR research, success rarely comes easy. From LpxH inhibitors under Uppsala University to PhagoMed’s pivot (now BioNTech) and Disperazol’s 15-year journey, each story shows how barriers can be turned into pathways for progress.
👉 Hear their lessons and takeaways here: https://bit.ly/47n6d2v

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 28

TB bacteria inhabits the air we breathe, exposing most people unknowingly. Yet only 5–10% develop active disease. Research under RespiriNTM and RespiriTB tested amiodarone, to boost immunity by enhancing autophagy against TB.

👉 Read: https://bit.ly/47QD53J

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 26

Regulators are not just “approvers,” in AMR R&D they guide the path.
The WHO 2025 AMR plan stresses how early advice, adaptive pathways & collaboration can speed safe, effective solutions.

Lets us know in comments 👇, do you know what support regulators give developers?

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 21

Is monitoring aggregate AMR data enough, or does it hide the gaps? Resistance varies across Europe, and overall prevalence masks the highest-burden regions. The PrIMAVeRa study maps pathogen-specific morbidity and mortality.
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/3UCvWwk

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 19

In 2020, 1,800 immuno-oncology drugs were in development, and only 41 new antimicrobials made trials. Meanwhile, 10.8M people fell ill with TB in 2023.

Why such a huge gap?
We broke it down into clinical & commercial barriers in TB drug development.

Learn more at: https://youtu.be/n6NxPFxHOys

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 14

𝗜𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗧𝗕 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?
Yes it can be, if patients can continue.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲?
Complex dosing regimens reduce adherence.

A UNITE4TB study, models 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 regimens for bedaquiline and delamanid.

👉Read here: https://bit.ly/45estKn

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 12

TB care starts in communities, where CSOs help guide and support care, adherence & recovery. True progress needs equal partnerships, yet the sustained funding lags.

Join UNITE4TB & ERS panel on meaningful TB community engagement: bit.ly/412Cyrf

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 7

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗕 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀? With more safer and faster approach?
Researchers under TRIC-TB consortium used ¹⁹F-NMR, ¹H-NMR & HR-MS to profile alpibectir.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/4muyHLJ

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Aug 5

Everyone in the antimicrobial resistance ecosystem stands to gain clearer direction, better tools and stronger collaboration with this WHO roadmap (2024–2030).

AMR is not just scientific or clinical problem, but a systemic challenge needing multisectoral solutions.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4opZATc

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Jul 31

TB survives by fueling its metabolism through a tricky enzyme, cytochrome bc1:aa3.

So how do we starve it?
Inhibiting isn’t enough, we need to know exactly how it’s blocked.

Our new study under Respiri TB, reveals this in detail.
👉 Swipe to learn more
🔗 Full paper: https://bit.ly/4oeme0A

IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Jul 29

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IMI AMR ACCELERATOR @amr-accelerator.bsky.social · Jul 29

Last week, we got together to focus on a key part of TB research: advancing animal models. Six ERA4TB experts discussed how ethical animal models can drive better treatments for drug-resistant TB and speed up testing of new therapies. While the webinar was internal, the impact is global.

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