Top 6 Startups developing new antibiotics

Oct 12, 2024 | By Jason Kwon

These startups use next-generation sequencing, machine learning algorithms, and synthetic biology approaches to combat antibiotic resistance and discover new antibiotics
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Country: Australia | Funding: $62.4M
Botanix Pharmaceuticals intends to improve the lives of patients suffering from serious skin diseases including acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis using a novel therapeutic and advanced transdermal drug delivery system.
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Country: USA | Funding: $443.6M
As a multi-asset, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Spero Therapeutics is focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections.
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: €96.1M
Micreos is a developer of phage technology for targeted control of bacteria. Micreos’ big idea is to use enzymes made by bacteriophages to selectively take out bacteria without drug resistance.
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Country: USA | Funding: $81.7M
Aridis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of human antibodies for hospital-related infections
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Country: USA | Funding: $147.3K
NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of new drugs from natural sources.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: €71.4K
Pattern’s Digital Culture technology will deliver pathogen identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) results together within four hours.
Editor: Jason Kwon
Jason Kwon is a senior editor for MedicalStartups. He has previously covered the pharmaceutical and medical research industries for FDAnews and worked as a head of marketing for medical startup Sonic Therapeutics. Before that, he co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in Asia. Jason graduated from St. Bonaventure University’s journalism school. In his free time, Jason enjoys yoga, watching movie trailers, traveling to places where he can't get cell service. You can contact Jason at jaskwon(at)medicalstartups(dot)com