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How Taxis' new antibioitc kills bacteria by blocking cell division
June 4, 2015 7:00 AM UTC
Taxis Pharmaceuticals Inc. has rescued a series of compounds in development limbo through a deal with Biota Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTA), and used the molecules to create a preclinical first-in-class antibiotic that kills Gram-positive bacteria by disrupting the cell division machinery.
Now, Taxis is queuing the compound up for IND-enabling studies in September to treat Staphylococcus aureusinfections...