{"title":"Challenges and Opportunities with Antibiotic Discovery and Exploratory Research.","authors":"Laura J V Piddock, Rohit Malpani, Alan Hennessy","doi":"10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00530","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Discovery and exploratory research can identify new antibiotics and biological targets. However, failure rates are high, and funding is insufficient to solve the scientific challenges and attract researchers to antibacterial R&D. Novel methods, including artificial intelligence, have been applied to early-stage research, but these have yet to deliver new antibiotics. The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) is investing in discovery and exploratory research and an R&D education and outreach program. GARDP's efforts, including application of novel R&D methods and new global networks of R&D researchers to develop new antibiotics, is helping address antimicrobial resistance sustainably over the long-term.</p>","PeriodicalId":5,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00530","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/22 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Discovery and exploratory research can identify new antibiotics and biological targets. However, failure rates are high, and funding is insufficient to solve the scientific challenges and attract researchers to antibacterial R&D. Novel methods, including artificial intelligence, have been applied to early-stage research, but these have yet to deliver new antibiotics. The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) is investing in discovery and exploratory research and an R&D education and outreach program. GARDP's efforts, including application of novel R&D methods and new global networks of R&D researchers to develop new antibiotics, is helping address antimicrobial resistance sustainably over the long-term.
期刊介绍:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is a leading interdisciplinary journal that brings together chemists, engineers, physicists, and biologists to explore the development and utilization of newly-discovered materials and interfacial processes for specific applications. Our journal has experienced remarkable growth since its establishment in 2009, both in terms of the number of articles published and the impact of the research showcased. We are proud to foster a truly global community, with the majority of published articles originating from outside the United States, reflecting the rapid growth of applied research worldwide.