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ND4BB: addressing the antimicrobial resistance crisis

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) recently launched its third public–private partnership, ENABLE (European Gram-negative Antibacterial Engine), to tackle the shortage of effective antimicrobial drugs for Gram-negative pathogens.

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J.H.R. is an employee and shareholder of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He is a non-executive director of, shareholder of, and consultant to F2G Pharmaceuticals and a consultant to Advent Life Sciences (an investor in F2G Pharmaceuticals).

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Rex, J. ND4BB: addressing the antimicrobial resistance crisis. Nat Rev Microbiol 12, 231–232 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3245

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