Biotechs Brace to Battle a Deadly GI Bacterium
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
C. difficile is the number one cause of infectious diahrrea in the developed world. Long thought to be a nuisance, the infections are turning deadly, and a spate of outbreaks has occurred at hospitals in the US, Canada, and Europe. Biotechs are racing to develop new therapeutics to combat the killer bug.