Novel Antimicrobials for Life-Threatening Infections
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Rainer Riedl
- Deputy of project leader : Dr. Ina Albert, Prof. Dr. Walter Krebs
- Project team : Urs Lindenmann, Dennis Wipfli
- Project budget : CHF 344'677
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 27187.2 PFLS-LS)
- Contact person : Rainer Riedl
Description
Deaths due to antimicrobial resistance are alarmingly high, novel therapies are urgently needed. Here, novel antifungal compounds are developed against life-threatening infections. The compounds will be developed to preclinical proof-of-concept in a collaborative medicinal chemistry program.