CARB-X News

• 04.07.2026  |  The European Commission invests in CARB-X and GARDP to ramp up global response to antimicrobial resistance

  The European Commission’s DG Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG HERA) announced today at the One Health Summit in Lyon a new €30 million EU4Health investment managed by KfW, Germany’s Development Bank, to Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) and the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) to strengthen the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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• 03.04.2026  |  CARB-X provides funding to Myers Research Group to develop antibiotic targeting drug-resistant pathogens

  CARB-X is awarding US$1.2 million to the Andrew G. Myers Research Group at the Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology to develop enhanced antibiotics that target multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, including Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, to treat urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and bloodstream infections.

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• 02.26.2026  |  CARB-X launches 2026 funding round to address global burden of AMR

  CARB-X announced today a funding solicitation targeting the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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• 02.05.2026  |  CARB-X to support development of typhoid fever diagnostic from Chembio

  CARB-X is awarding US$1.8million to Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. to develop a rapid point-of-care test for the detection of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies to diagnose acute infection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

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• 01.28.2026  |  Wellcome renews AMR innovation partnership with CARB-X with US$60M award

  CARB-X announced today its renewed partnership with Wellcome, a global charitable foundation which co-founded CARB-X in 2016. Between 2026 and 2028, Wellcome will provide CARB-X with new funding of up to US$60 million to support early-stage research and development of innovative antibacterial products to protect lives from bacterial infections globally.

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• 01.08.2026  |  CARB-X announces new chemistry-focused theme ahead of 2026 funding call

  CARB-X is seeking applications for novel chemistry plans against known antimicrobial resistance (AMR) targets. The aim is to unlock innovative starting points for therapeutics to address dangerous, drug-resistant bacterial infections.

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