BARDA, NIH and Janssen to Present on Antimicrobial Resistance at Superbugs USA this Autumn

SMi are delighted to announce the expansion of their antimicrobial portfolio of events across the Atlantic with the release of Superbugs & Superdrugs USA, complementing the Group’s Superbugs & Superdrugs European conference which has been running for the past 18 years.

With pending confirmations from PAHO/WHO and Astra Zeneca, SMi Group have worked closely with a panel of speakers to present an agenda that will look to address key issues surrounding funding opportunities and US national plans, multi resistance gram negative infections, novel protein based biologics and antimicrobial drug development.

Some of those who have confirmed to speak include:
• Dr Christopher Houchens, Branch Chief, Antibacterial's Program, BARDA
• Dr Rosemarie Aurigemma, Chief, Biodefense Drug Development Section , NIH
• Dr Anthony Simon Lynch, Senior Scientific Director, Janssen Research & Development LLC
• Dr Alita Miller, Director of Biology, Entasis Therapeutics
• William J Weiss, Director, Pre-Clinical Services, UNT Health Science Center
• Dr Domingo Gargallo-Viola, Co-Founder and CSO, ABAC Therapeutics
• Dr David Cook, Chief Scientific Officer, Blueberry Therapeutics Ltd

An agenda and full speaker line-up is expected to be released within the next few weeks.

Further information is available at http://www.superbugs-usa.com/openpr

Superbugs & Superdrugs USA
November 14th & 15th 2016
Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, New Jersey

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