DRIVE-AB issues final report on its research-based suggestions for driving antibiotic development while ensuring access and sustainable use. For news release, click here. The full report and the executive summary are available here.       ...

The final DRIVE-AB conference, “Revitalizing the antibiotic pipeline: Stimulating innovation while driving sustainable use and global access”, was held at the Crowne Plaza Le Palace in Brussels, Belgium, on 5-6 September 2017. The conference attracted approximately 200 participants from a wide range of stakeholder groups, including policy-makers, medical professionals, representatives of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, civil society communities, and regulatory and public health experts. The day and a half conference was focused on the communication of the consortium’s research results and recommended options to drive investment in antibiotics that included a combination of incentive mechanisms along with finance and governance options to support their implementation. These presentations...