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Drug Discovery

Carb-X funds Procarta’s oligonucleotide-based antibacterials

by Lisa M. Jarvis
September 21, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 37

 

Stevenage, England-based Procarta Biosystems will receive up to $9.2 million in funding from Carb-X, a public-private partnership that backs development of antibiotics, vaccines, and diagnostics for drug-resistant bacteria. Procarta is developing oligonucleotide antimicrobials against gram-negative pathogens. It uses nanoparticles to deliver oligonucleotides to cells, where they target bacterial transcription factors and thus block bacterial gene expression.

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