By: Shashank Gupta (sgupta33@jhmi.edu)

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2013-07-17/adCNbBPYeTyM.html

Sequella, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company commercializing novel antibiotics to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, today announced that it has licensed Pfizer Inc’s exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize sutezolid, a Phase 2 oxazolidinone antibiotic currently in development for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB).

Enrollment has begun for a ground-breaking clinical program exploring the use of delamanid in paediatric multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Otsuka is the first company to perform a trial among this population for regulatory approval. The programme will also evaluate the bioequivalence of a dispersible formulation for use with younger children and infants.

We invite you to join us for the “Targets for Tomorrow” satellite workshop hosted by the WGND Biology/Targets Subgroup on Monday, July 22, 2013 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort, Lucca (Barga), Italy.