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Polyphor POL7080 And The Journey to The Land of Pyocyanea  (Part 1)

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When Roche inlicensed Polyphor’s anti-pseudomonas drug POL7080 in November 2013, it marked a turning point. It seemed that Big Pharma that had all but abandoned the field in the last decade and was getting engaged in anti-infectives again. When a Continue reading Polyphor POL7080 And The Journey to The Land of Pyocyanea  (Part 1)→

Not So Boring:  Boron-Containing Antibiotics Create a Stir

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Why are there so few boron-containing drugs on the market?  The cancer drug bortezumib (Velcade®) may be the only better-known drug on the market with a boron atom in its structure.[1]  Among antibiotics, there is Kerydin™ (tavaborole), an approved topical Continue reading Not So Boring:  Boron-Containing Antibiotics Create a Stir→