Preventing Antibiotic Resistance by Switching off its Activity: Biotechnet Switzerland

Elsbeth Heinzelmann

doi:10.2533/chimia.2013.269

Preventing Antibiotic Resistance by Switching off its Activity

Biotechnet Switzerland

Authors

Elsbeth Heinzelmann Science + Technology Journalist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.269

Keywords:

Antibiotic resistance, Myobacterium tuberculosis, Nosocomial infections, Staphylococcal infections

Abstract

In order to develop new approaches for effectively combating antimicrobial resistance, universities of applied sciences, teaching hospitals and biotechnet industrial partners are working together in a National Research Consortium supported by the Commission for Technology and Innovation, CTI.