Projects

New drugs and faster diagnostic techniques

To fight resistant bacteria, both human and veterinary medicine urgently need new antibiotic drugs. Academic research can make a major contribution to their development. Furthermore, faster diagnostic tests are important to identify resistant strains quickly and treat people and animals adequately.

Completed projects

A new diagnostic method brought to practice	A new diagnostic method brought to practice	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/identifying-resistance-with-glass-fibres	Prof. Giovanni Dietler
Antibacterial weapons from the phyllosphere	Antibacterial weapons from the phyllosphere	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/antibacterial-weapons-from-the-phyllosphere	Prof. Jörn Piel
Antibiotics with new mechanism of action	Antibiotics with new mechanism of action	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/getting-inside-the-protective-shield-of-bacteria	Prof. Sebastian Hiller
Expanding successful diagnostic methods	Expanding successful diagnostic methods	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/expanding-successful-diagnostic-methods	Prof. Patrice Nordmann
Nanosensors significantly accelerate diagnosis	Nanosensors significantly accelerate diagnosis	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/using-nanosensors-to-track-down-resistance-genes	Prof. Ernst Meyer
Smaller means faster: diagnostics on a microchip	Smaller means faster: diagnostics on a microchip	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/smaller-means-faster-diagnostics-on-a-microchip	Prof. Petra Dittrich
Specific advanced development of existing antibiotics	Specific advanced development of existing antibiotics	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/improving-established-antibiotics	Prof. Erik C. Böttger

Ongoing research projects

A pathogen’s proteins show whether it is resistant	A pathogen’s proteins show whether it is resistant	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/a-pathogen-proteins-show-whether-it-is-resistant	Prof. Dirk Bumann
Artificial alternative to an important natural substance	Artificial alternative to an important natural substance	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/artificial-alternative-to-an-important-natural-substance	Prof. Jean-Louis Reymond
Exploiting the natural enemies of bacteria	Exploiting the natural enemies of bacteria	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/exploiting-the-natural-enemies-of-bacteria	Prof. Martin Loessner
Specific antibodies capture germs	Specific antibodies capture germs	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/specific-antibodies-capture-germs	Prof. Markus Seeger