European Gram Negative AntiBacterial Engine
ENABLE

BIO Convention 2016, San Francisco
Workshop: Focus on anti-infectives: Innovation for AMR - 6 June, 2016

REPORT

ENABLE co-hosted a workshop with over 200 delegates during a BIO convention packed with AMR activities from different perspectives.  
The workshop was dedicated to showcasing novel antibiotics and AMR innovation, highlighting the global tools available to support the development of novel anti-infectives and presenting 10 innovative small company programmes from six countries.
The 10 presenting companies were assessed by an expert panel from the hosting team plus audience voting and best presenters are highlighted below!
All slides are available from the workshop, through the agenda below


AGENDA AND SLIDES 

  • Pierre Meulien, Executive Director Innovative Medicines Initiative (Slides)

  • Mathew Cooper, University of Queensland - Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (Slides)

  • Claire Skentelbery, European Biotechnology Network – ENABLE project (Slides)

Company presentations

  • Antabio – France (Slides)

  • Bioversys – Switzerland (Slides) - Winner of expert panel vote for best presentation

  • Diatheva – Italy (Slides)

  • Epibiome – United States (Slides) - Winner of the audience vote for best presentation

  • Morphochem – Germany (Slides)

  • Neem Biotech – UK (Slides)

  • Novabiotics – UK (Slides)

  • Polyphor – Switzerland (Slides)

  • RedX – UK (Slides)

  • VICAL – United States (Slides)


Discussion panel: Alignment of Global Antibiotic Partnerships - 8 June


The panel brought together key actors in the funding and support of novel antibiotics. 

It addressed the critical need for global alignment in the development chain.  From discovery and development to clinical trial networking to understand the regulatory phase and creation of a global knowledgebank, all aspects of the chain were discussed, with strong Q&As from the panel and audience.

Over 80 delegates attended, the majority involved directly in antibiotic development.


Slides are available from the discussion panel below:

  • Allan Coukell, Pew Charitable Trust (Slides)

  • Pierre Meulien, Innovative Medicines Initiative (Slides)

  • Joe Larsen, BARDA (Slides)

  • Edward Cox, FDA (Slides available shortly) 

CONTACT
With any queries regarding the ENABLE project, please contact the Dissemination Manager: 

Clément Robijns
Tel: 0049 (0)30-264 921-58
Email: info@nd4bb-enable.eu

The research leading to these results has received support from the Innovative Medicine Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no 115583, resources of which are composed of financial contributions from the European Union`s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and EFPIA companies` in kind contribution.