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European Celebration of 5 Years of Progress with CARB-X: A virtual discussion of progress and plans to accelerate innovation globally

Please join on 22 October, 2021, at 3:30 PM CET/9:30 AM ET to discuss the critical role that CARB-X and its global partners play in driving the development of innovative products to address the antibiotic-resistant bacteria health crisis.

During this webinar, CARB-X Executive Director Kevin Outterson will highlight achievements, especially in Europe, and speak to CARB-X’s future vision and strategy.

European-based funders of CARB-X will outline their objectives and strategy in preparedness and how CARB-X delivery over 2016-2021 has met some of these goals.

Several European product developers in the current CARB-X portfolio will speak about their innovative products and their experience working with CARB-X.

A panel of experts will discuss antibiotics as the safety net for modern medicine and the challenges of bringing innovative products to patients in Europe.

  • Dr. Otto Cars – Founding Director of ReAct, Senior Professor, Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University, and former member of UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group on AMR
  •  Sir Jeremy Farrar – Director of Wellcome Trust & Member of the One Health Global Leaders Group on AMR (invited)
  • Dr. Veronika von Messling – Director-General for Life Sciences at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
  • Florence Séjourné – Chief Executive Director of Da Volterra and President of BEAM Alliance

Registration link here