Precision Antibacterial Agents:

We look for partners interested in:

• To develop new antibacterial agents against deadly pathogens (A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae, in particular by employing combined therapies able to inhibit beta-lactamase enzymes.

• To explore new bacterial niches.

• To identify the mechanism of action of novel drugs by computational studies.

We offer in-house library of beta-lactamase inhibitors:

• Very stable compounds, able to restore carbapenem activity [1,2] - Combined therapies [1,2,3]

• Smart mechanism of action; validation by proteomics and ample in-silico studies [1,2]

• Active against difficult to treat pathogens expressing class D carbapenemases [1] and AmpC enzymes (chromosomal) [2]

• Active compounds against unexplored bacterial targets [4]

We offer extensive experience in:

• Drug design, mainly aimed at the treatment of infectious diseases (metalo- and serine-beta-lactamases, essential bacterial enzymes)

• Computational tools (molecular modeling, MD, QM/MM) and proteomics.

• Analyzing the Induced-fit plasticity of a large diversity of targets [5,6,7]

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3. [3] J. Med. Chem. 2020, 63, 1859 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01279

4. [4] Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2022, 232, 114206 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114206

5. [5] Adv. Therap. 2021, 4, 2000246 https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202000246

6. [6] Front. Microbiol. 2021, 12, 721826 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.721826

7. [7] Expo. Health 2022, online https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-022-00513-0