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Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Antibiotic resistance kills 700,000 people annually and threatens to return medicine to the pre-antibiotic era, yet new antibiotic development has stagnated while resistance spreads globally. This challenge requires developing new approaches to overcome antibiotic resistance and restore effective antimicrobial treatment. Barriers include resistance mechanism diversity, drug development costs, regulatory challenges, and the economics of antibiotic development. Without new antimicrobial solutions, routine medical procedures will become life-threatening, healthcare costs will skyrocket, and millions will die from currently treatable infections. Success could restore effective infection treatment, make surgery safe again, prevent resistance-related deaths, and preserve modern medicine while providing sustainable antimicrobial solutions for the future.

Science, Biology, Microbiology