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 The deadline for completing the survey on AMR research infrastructures has been extended until 15 April 2015. If you haven’t yet taken part in the survey, why not do so now. With this short survey, the JPIAMR hopes to identify the needs and wishes of the AMR scientific community regarding the collaboration with and use of […]

Far more money needs to be invested into global drug research to tackle the impending crisis of antimicrobial resistance, reports economist Jim O’Neill in his initial recommendations to the UK Government on 5 February this year. “Drug-resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year by 2050,” warns O’Neill. Laura Piddock, new vice-chair […]

Mats Ulfendahl, chair of the JPIAMR management board, welcomes the Government’s message to adopt a ‘One Health’ approach to tackle the global problem of antibiotic resistance. This communication comes after a meeting on 9 March 2015 where Ulfendahl was an advisor to Swedish representatives from the Agricultural, Education and Research and Health ministries. The Swedish […]

Survey on Research Infrastructures and AMR The JPIAMR is conducting a short survey on knowledge about and use of Research Infrastructures (RI’s) within the field of antimicrobial resistance. The survey is open to all scientists and other interested parties who are involved in this field. With this short survey, the JPIAMR would like to identify […]

A prize of €1 million will be awarded to the person or team that develops a rapid test to tell whether a patient needs to be treated with antibiotics or not, the European Commission announced today. The aim of the Horizon Prize for better use of antibiotics is to stop many patients from taking antibiotics […]

JPIAMR welcome the AMR Review today’s report “Tackling a global health crisis: Initial steps” and the focus on constructive actions to tackle AMR. As the primary focus of the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) is to promote research on AMR we strongly support the idea of setting up a global fund for research […]