C Diff Drug Development

Evogene's subsidiary Biomica released impressive pre-clinical data for its clinical candidate BMC128. Read this article to learn more about what this means for the company.

Recruitment for a phase 2 trial of a novel antibiotic against Clostridium difficile (C diff) is proceeding after phase 1 demonstrated safety and tolerability.

A wide range of synthetic polymers have been explored for antimicrobial activity. These materials usually contain both cationic and hydrophobic subunits because these two characteristics are prominent among host-defense peptides. Here, we describe a series of nylon-3 polymers containing only cationi …

With several potential treatments for serious infections currently in development, Destiny Pharma PLC has therefore found itself in an enviable position.

Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) are an urgent public health threat worldwide and are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings. The increasing incidence and severity of infections combined with the scarcity of effective anti-CDI agents has made treatment of CDI ver …

Cambridge, MA, May 18, 2021 - Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) announced today that it has selected a new preclinical candidate, SMT026738...

Microbial fermentation is currently still the major way to produce structural complicated clinical drugs. Yet, the low productivity and genetic instability of producing strains remain the bottlenecks in microbial pharmaceutical industry. Fidaxomicin is a microbial drug against the Clostridium diffic …

Our results open the possibility to use these epitopes as suitable anti-C. difficile vaccine antigens.

Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina have demonstrated that a common diabetes drug inhibits the spread of Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff -- a potentially life-threatening infection commonly acquired during hospital stays. The team will present their work virtually at the American Physiological Society's (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2021.

Clostridioides (C.) difficile is an important causative pathogen of nosocomial gastrointestinal infections in humans with an increasing incidence, morbidity, and mortality. The available treatment options against this pathogen are limited. The standard antibiotics are expensive, …

Brighton, United Kingdom – 22 December 2020: Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST) a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life threatening infections, announces it is making good progress with preparations for the clinical d...

None of the 43 traditional antibiotics in the clinical pipeline that target WHO priority pathogens, Clostridioides difficile or tuberculosis sufficiently addresses drug resistance, according to a new report.WHO’s annual Antibacterial Pipeline Report reviews antibiotic candidates in early development or the clinical stages of testing to assess progress, identify gaps in drug resistance and