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    TAXIS Pharmaceuticals Names Angela Fonceca, PhD to Its Australian Board of Directors

    February 10, 2026 — TAXIS Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd has named Angela Fonceca, PhD, an industry professional with extensive biopharma experience, to its Board of Directors. TAXIS Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company focused on developing investigational therapies to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and address antimicrobial resistance [...]

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    Absence of a widespread infectious disease emergency in 2025 has hindered progress in combating AMR

    After decades of incremental antibiotic innovation, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is outpacing our ability to respond, and 2026 may mark a breaking point. While US government prioritisation of AMR will likely remain low in 2026, the EU and Australia are ramping up incentives and R&D funding. [...]

  • Charting The Future Of Antimicrobial Resistance

    A conversation with Ajit Parhi, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, TAXIS Pharmaceuticals Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a grave threat to global public health and is estimated to cause around 10 million deaths each year by 2050if not addressed. While U.S. government prioritization of AMR is likely [...]

  • Clinical Leader: The Rise Of Antimicrobial Resistance And Strategic Research Imperatives For 2026

    By Gregory G. Mario, MBA, president and CEO, TAXIS Pharmaceuticals The ground beneath our feet is shifting. The foundational promise of modern medicine — that bacterial infections are a solvable problem – is being severely tested by an accelerating crisis: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 2025 brought [...]

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    Contagion Live: Addressing Resistance to Pathogens Like NDM-CRE Through the Lens of Antimicrobial Development

    US infections caused by NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) increased by more than 460% from 2019 to 2023, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine. CDC cautions that this surge could raise overall carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections [...]

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    TAXIS Pharmaceuticals Responds to CDC Report on Surge in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

    September 25, 2025 — TAXIS Pharmaceuticals today issued a statement in response to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on September 23. The CDC report highlights a dramatic increase in infections caused [...]

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    Podcast Interview: The Bio Report: Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance

    Podcast Interview: The Bio Report: Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance Listen to the podcast here. Antimicrobial resistance is projected to kill up to 10 million people a year by 2050. One particular area of concern is drug-resistant gonorrhea, where existing therapies are being exhausted. Taxis Pharmaceuticals is [...]

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    How Innovation is Turning the Tide in the Costly Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

    A century ago, antibiotics transformed medicine. What were once deadly infections suddenly became curable, ushering in an era where surgery, childbirth, and even everyday cuts carried far less risk. Unfortunately, that medical miracle is now under threat. Across the world, doctors and healthcare systems are [...]

  • Smart Investing in Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions Disrupts Biotech Market

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has quickly become one of the most pressing health and economic challenges of our time, and it's creating an inflection point for biotech innovation and investment. With at least 1.27 million deaths attributed to AMR annually, the cost of inaction is clear. Beyond a moral obligation, investment in AMR is also a smart economic decision, and investors have begun disrupting the biotech market by supporting the momentum of the novel AMR solution pipeline.