Achaogen(美国)

Achaogen

美国Achaogenwww.achaogen.com2002年，罗姆斯伯格的实验室刚开始获得以上结果时，他就发现了一种潜在的药物——能和抗生素一起服用的小分子药物，该药物可以阻止LexA受到剪切。他与两个合伙人毫不费力就筹集到1500万美元，开办了一家名叫Achaogen的公司(“Achao”的意思是“抵制混乱”— —并由一位投资者添加上“gen”，因为名称中具有这个后缀的公司，其发展往往会一帆风顺)。Achaogen(a-KAY-o-jen)developssmallmoleculetherapeuticstotreatmulti-drugresistantbacterialinfections,aseriousunmetmedicalneedcausinghundredsofthousandsofdeathsworldwideeachyear.Achaogenisdevelopingnext-generationaminoglycosides:“neoglycosides”—adesignationthatreflectstheirlineageandconveystheirnovelty.Achaogen’sleadneoglycosidesdisplaybroad-spectrumactivityagainstmanyresistantbacteriathatcausesystemicinfections,includingK.pneumoniae,E.coliandMRSA.Ourworld-classteamhasledorparticipatedinthedevelopmentofseveralapprovedand/orlate-stageantibacterialcompounds,andourscientificadvisorsincludeU.