Superbugs: Office of Health Economics joins MHRA, BARDA and European Commission at 18th annual Scientific Meeting
Superbug's and Superdrug's 2016
Superbugs and Superdrugs takes place on 16th and 17th March at the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London, UK.
Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as both a public and biodefense threat...I am looking forward to listening to a majority of the presentations/speakers
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, February 26, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMi Group are delighted to announce a new speaker for the two day event which will gather a global audience of antimicrobial experts and senior industry thought leaders involved in infectious disease from around the world.— Emergent Biosolutions
Dr Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, Director of Consulting from The Office of Health Economics, will join the speaker line-up at the conference on Superbugs and Superdrug’s taking place on 16th – 17th March 2016, when it returns to London for its 18th annual show.
The presentation entitled, “New Business Models for Antibiotics: Where are we now?” will discuss current economic challenges and address both on-going and future initiatives.
With a focus on industry collaboration, this year’s event will provide an exclusive spotlight on financial incentives to accelerate clinical success and will include keynotes from the US Federal Agency, BARDA; and from the European Commission’s Scientific Officer, Dr Arjon Van Hengel, Scientific Officer.
In a recent statement, BARDA’s Project Officer from the Anti-Infectives (AI) Program Division of CBRN Countermeasures, said:
“Upon completion of my presentation, I am expecting that attendees will gain a greater understanding of how BARDA enters into strategic partnerships with industry to advance the development of promising products to counter the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance. I am also hoping to convey to the audience BARDA’s commitment to work with both our federal and international partners to develop solutions to address this threat. Lastly, I will provide clear guidance to all parties that may have interest in learning more about BARDA as well as mechanisms to partner with BARDA on the development of new antimicrobial products.”
Those who have confirmed attendance include:
MHRA, ACT Surfaces, Arsanis Biosciences, Auspherix, Blueberry Therapeutics, Cantab Anti-infectives, Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Biology Ventures, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Emergent BioSolutions, Evotec, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, MGB Biopharma, MHRA, Mutabilis, Neem Biotech, Nemesis bioscience, NeoSome Life Sciences, Northern Antibiotics, Nosopharm, Phico Therapeutics, Public Health England, QuantumDX, Spero Therapeutics, Tiber Creek Partners, TNO Pharma, TranScrip Partners and more…
Both a full preliminary list off attendees and the interview with BARDA, is available to download online in the event “download center” at http://www.superbugssuperdrugs.com
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18th annual conference: Superbugs & Superdrugs
16-17 March 2016
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London UK
http://www.superbugssuperdrugs.com
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