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Paris startup Phagos, founded by microbiologist Adèle James and economist Alexandros Pantalis, is building AI models to predict which phages work best against a given bacterial infection, with embedded AWS engineers through the 2024 AWS Gen

PhageMine is open-source software for bacteriophage genomics, genome annotation and comparative phage genomics. Its Bioconda package has reached version 1.2.0; the developer invites researchers to try it and share feedback. Nnaemeka Emmanue

Phagenomics BatchQC is a phage genome quality control platform designed for GMP production. PrecisionPhage says it monitors phage batch genomes and detects contamination in GMP production environments; the page states it is launching in 202

IAS–USA offers on-demand access to the 2025 conference recordings, ePosters and related materials for $695, with access registration ending October 14, 2026. IAS–USA

CDC's May 2023 update on the multistate outbreak of extensively drug-resistant VIM-GES-CRPA Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with artificial tears reports 81 patients in 18 states as of May 15, 2023. It notes that phages with activity agai

PhageBench contains 5,600 samples across phage screening, quality control and phenotype annotation tasks. Its evaluation found stronger-than-random performance on some tasks and limitations in complex sequence reasoning. ACL Anthology

Nugen reports that Ph.D. student Caitlin Carmody placed third in the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene’s research poster competition at the 2019 Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting in Olympia, Washington. bl

COST Action Phage4Crops (CA25147), “Bacteriophages for crop protection: Discovery, Exploration, Application & Society”, will build a multi-stakeholder European network for bacteriophage biocontrol of plant-pathogenic bacteria in the agri-fo

At JAFRAL Phage Summit 2026 in Slovenia, Neha Prasad presented on patient access to phage therapy. Tobi Nagel moderated a panel spanning global health, health economics, market access and clinician perspectives. Neha Prasad

A second ASM Health Phage Therapy Coordination Network working group focuses on regulatory pathways and implementation resources for patient access. People with relevant experience were invited to apply. Dev Mittar — original commentary

Belgian biotech Obulytix says it is developing Precision Lysin Therapeutics, engineered phage-derived enzymes that degrade bacterial cell walls, with a lead programme against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; it reports activity

The House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's report The antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages follows an inquiry that received over 40 pieces of written evidence and held three oral evidence sessions. Among its re

CEO Kristof Van Emelen presented Precision Lysin Therapeutics at BioCentury Grand Rounds: Europe. Obulytix

The Ciofu group proposes testing strain-specific phage–antibiotic combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and identifying bacterial genetic mechanisms that could guide those combinations. University of Copenhagen

Phage Australia announced its ISO 9001 quality-management registration in July 2025. phageaustralia.squarespace.com

Temiloluwa Akintade and Bello Abdul Hakeem presented genome annotation and characterization of Arthrobacter phage AnnabelLee at NISPET-Ibadan 2026 at the University of Ibadan. The work combined automated annotation with manual curation usin

Amaia Lasagabaster Bilbao helped develop an infographic with colleagues from AZTI and Biotegania about phages for animal production and food safety. Amaia Lasagabaster Bilbao

The Czech medicines regulator SÚKL has granted consent to begin phase II B clinical evaluation of DUOFAG®. This follows completed phase I, which confirmed the product’s safety, and ongoing phase II A examining efficacy in patients with comp

The Phage Collection Project exhibited at a Winchester Science Centre outreach event during British Science Week, sharing phage research with more than 300 schoolchildren. www.phage-collection.org

Berkeley Lab speaks with Aeron Tynes Hammack about how physics, biology and nanofabrication connect in his research. The interview traces work at EpiBiome and Locus Biosciences and discusses the Phage Foundry as a shared research resource.