HHS Launches AI-Powered Initiative To Develop New Antibiotics

HHS is funding a project that seeks to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the discovery and development of new classes of antibiotics. The move comes after a 2020 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that HHS was not doing enough to encourage the development of new treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections. On Thursday (Sept. 26), HHS announced it will invest up to $27 million through its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fund the “Transforming Antibiotic R&D with...