University of Liverpool

Synthetic Teixobactins: multi-targeting super antibiotics to combat superbugs 

The University of Liverpool have pioneered the designs and synthesis of a new class of antibiotics. Our synthesis platform is robust, automated, and scalable and uses low-cost goods. Synthetic teixobactins kill resistant bacterial pathogens without detectable resistance and have the potential to provide new treatment options to save countless lives globally.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/systems-molecular-and-integrative-biology/staff/ishwar-singh/

 

 

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