#COVID19 has had a huge impact on everyone, but for Pranav Johri, who has experienced multiple drug-resistant infections, the potential risk is even higher. Pranav is using his experience to raise awareness of #AMR and spearhead greater innovation: buff.ly/3sFXLoa
New Longitude Prize Sprint Webinars for #MedTech innovators developing #AMR diagnostics.
Workshop 1: #Regulation Pathways in Developed and Emerging Markets (7 Aug, 3pm BST). Register and attend for free >> bit.ly/3j66Qlk
New UK subscription model places higher value on #antibiotics. Hopefully other countries copy this! Not paying for pills but rather contracts to cover populations. Incentive to use ABXs sparingly. Let's also do this for #Diagnostics@longitude_prizegov.uk/government/news/world…
Oncologists report that #antibiotics are essential to cancer treatment and 60% agree that the current system of sending samples to labs means it takes too long to get results. The want #rapiddiagnostics. @longitude_prize will stay open to potential winners until September 2020.
Jim O'Neill mentioned that to address #amr, investment in diagnostics have a permanent return on investment because they permanently improve the way #antibiotics are used. @longitude_prize@BSACandJAC@EBRD