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Two new reports from WHO reveal a weak pipeline for antibiotic agents. The 60 products in development bring little benefit over existing treatments and very few target the most critical resistant bacteria.

The JPIAMR Activity Report that was published today summarises the JPIAMR achievements and major events for the year 2019.

The grand prize in the JPIAMR-VRI hackathon was awarded to team ‘Mission Prescription’ for an idea for a tool to support doctors in their prescribing behaviours.

Two articles on antibiotic pipeline and development has been published recently in Nature Reviews Microbiology. The contribution of JPIAMR has been acknowledged.

The JPIAMR-VRI Network CONNECT has developed a survey in order to improve connection between researchers.

Romania is organising a 1,5 day regional workshop in Bucharest on the 5-6 December: The role of a joint Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda at global level for tackling AMR

The JPIAMR-VRI network AMR DX Global has published a survey about the current state of training, teaching and awareness in AMR diagnostics.

JPIAMR is organising an international hackathon in Stockholm 13-15 December 2019: Hacking AMR 2019 – Using the digital world to fight antimicrobial resistance.

The workshop will bring together experts and researchers from Asia to give insight into Antimicrobial Resistance in Asia with a focus on clinical epidemiology, AMR policy, therapeutics and diagnostics.

Twelve projects involving 55 partners from 25 different countries have been awarded funding within the JPIAMR 9th transnational call: “Call on Diagnostics and Surveillance 2019”. The total funding amount is 12,1 M€.