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AMR Conference 8th edition

Published on 08/02/24 in the following categories Antimicrobials

Smaltis is happy to participate to the 8th edition of AMR Conference in Basel from March 6th to 7th 2024, a platform for SMEs, start-ups, big pharma, academia, investors and public institutions to discuss strategies and specific challenges faced by the innovation ecosystem in bringing new antimicrobial treatments and diagnostics to the market.

Cédric Muller, our CEO, is be delighted to meet there different players involved in the AMR markets and to identity challenges faced by developers of new antimicrobial strategies.

More information about the conference.

The conference is the one-stop shop to catch up with the latest trends in the development of AMR products, by covering scientific, regulatory, financial and policy topics.

The event is covering the whole innovation value chain, including scientific breakthrough, preclinical and clinical development, but also financial topics such as public funding for R&D, market incentive and investors’ perspective. Specific sessions are also dedicated to phage therapy, diagnostics, antifungals and anti-tuberculosis drug combinations. There is also a special focus on One Health and on how artificial intelligence can foster prevention and smart use of antibiotics.

The AMR Conference is jointly organized by BEAM Alliance and bamconn GmbH.

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