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U.K., Gates Foundation giving $52M to CARB-X

May 22, 2018 10:48 PM UTC

The U.K. government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute up to £20 million ($26.9 million) and $25 million, respectively, to the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) over the next three years. The news was announced by CARB-X as well as by HHS Secretary Alex Azar following a speech at the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO)...