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Precise Health SA, a Biopôle-based EPFL spin-out, has kicked off an Innosuisse Innovation Project worth approximately CHF 900,000 with the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). The project builds on its AI-powered Phag

Nicholas Smith (University at Buffalo) and Dwayne Roach (San Diego State University) received a $3.6 million NIH grant to study pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mechanistically aware phage cocktails.

In episode 2 of the Podovirus podcast, 'Getting Phage Research Funded', Jessica Sacher interviews Dr. Joe Campbell, who spent the past decade+ as a program officer at NIAID, the US gov's main infectious disease funding body. Dr. Campbell r

Daria Van Tyne (University of Pittsburgh) received a $70K grant to optimize phage therapy for Burkholderia spp. infections, showing potential advancements in treating cystic fibrosis patients. Also, Daria has just been promoted to Associate

In episode 2 of the Podovirus podcast, 'Getting Phage Research Funded', Jessica Sacher interviews Dr. Joe Campbell, who spent the past decade+ as a program officer at NIAID, the US gov's main infectious disease funding body. Dr. Campbell r

Armata Pharmaceuticals received a $5.25 million grant from the US Department of Defense for their AP-SA02 'diSArm' clinical trial to treat S. aureus bacteremia.

The Ohio State University and IPATH were awarded $175k from the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation to address AMR through phage therapy, with students in OSU’s Science Education Alliance-LAB undergraduate program isolating and characterizing phag

Tommi Vatanen, a senior research fellow at the University of Auckland-based Liggins Institute in New Zealand, will explore the role of gut phages in obesity with a new $300k Marsden Fund grant.

Tommi Vatanen, a senior research fellow at the University of Auckland-based Liggins Institute in New Zealand, will explore the role of gut phages in obesity with a new $300k Marsden Fund grant.

NIAID will renew funding ($102.5 million over 7 years) for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG), and this time it includes funds for a phage therapy study! The ARLG is a global consortium of scientific experts that leads a c

NIAID will renew funding ($102.5 million over 7 years) for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG), and this time it includes funds for a phage therapy study! The ARLG is a global consortium of scientific experts that leads a c

Dr. Thomas Böttcher, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the University of Konstanz in Germany has received an ERC Consolidator Grant (around 2 million Euro over 5 years) to study chemical factors that control the transition of

Dr. Thomas Böttcher, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the University of Konstanz in Germany has received an ERC Consolidator Grant (around 2 million Euro over 5 years) to study chemical factors that control the transition of

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has announced its support of a phage project through a Sinergia Grant of more than CHF 3 million. This is a joint project between Prof. Martin Loessner of ETH Zurich, Prof. Jonas Marschall of Ber

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has announced its support of a phage project through a Sinergia Grant of more than CHF 3 million. This is a joint project between Prof. Martin Loessner of ETH Zurich, Prof. Jonas Marschall of Ber

We've been talking about NIAID's new request for applications for phage research; here's the complete funding opportunity announcement. This is an R21 grant mechanism (no clinical trials allowed). NIAID intends to commit $2.5 million in FY

We've been talking about NIAID's new request for applications for phage research; here's the complete funding opportunity announcement. This is an R21 grant mechanism (no clinical trials allowed). NIAID intends to commit $2.5 million in FY

Related to the new NIAID request for applications (RFA) for phage studies, here's a videocast of the NIAID council meeting where they discuss their phage interests and why they're going to fund phage studies now and in the future. Start wat

Related to the new NIAID request for applications (RFA) for phage studies, here's a videocast of the NIAID council meeting where they discuss their phage interests and why they're going to fund phage studies now and in the future. Start wat

A multidisciplinary research team including Sam Nugen's group at Cornell University, Betty Kutter's group at Evergreen State College, and Lone Brøndsted's group at the University of Copenhagen, has received a $2.6 million NIH grant to study