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Development of Group B Streptococcal vaccine to alleviate emerging antibiotic resistance through elimination of current prophylactic antibiotic strategies in GBS prevention (NeoStrep)
Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2016,
The NeoStrep project will develop a novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcal (GBS) infections, responsible for 50% of life-threatening infections in newborns. The aim is to provide a safe and effective alternative to current generally implemented antibiotic prophylaxis. Emergence of clinical isolates of GBS with reduced susceptibility to penicillin (the preferred prophylactic antibiotic) and pa ...
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DEFINING NEW DRUGS AND DRUG TARGETS FOR TREATMENT OF ANEMIA (ERYTHROTHERAPY)
Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,
"More than a billion people suffer from anemia. The only drug used to symptomatically increase red blood cell production in anemic patients is recombinant erythropoietin (Epo). While Epo injections effectively promote red blood cell production in patients suffering low endogenous Epo production, aplastic anemia and anemia associated with cancer, inflammation and infection do not respond well to re ...
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