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

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
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

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
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
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
Getting inside the protective shield of bacteria	Getting inside the protective shield of bacteria	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/getting-inside-the-protective-shield-of-bacteria	Prof. Sebastian Hiller
Identifying resistance with glass fibres	Identifying resistance with glass fibres	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/identifying-resistance-with-glass-fibres	Prof. Giovanni Dietler
Improving established antibiotics	Improving established antibiotics	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/improving-established-antibiotics	Prof. Erik C. Böttger
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
Using nanosensors to track down resistance genes	Using nanosensors to track down resistance genes	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-2-new-drugs-and-faster-diagnostic-techniques/using-nanosensors-to-track-down-resistance-genes	Prof. Ernst Meyer