Antimicrobial resistance prize: industry reaction
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
UK innovation charity Nesta's distinctive contribution to the global bid to address antimicrobial resistance was announced recently: its resurrected Longitude Prize will award £10m ($17m) to anyone who can develop a "cost-effective, accurate, rapid and easy-to-use test for bacterial infections that will allow health professionals worldwide to administer the right antibiotics at the right time."