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November 20, 2024

Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Emergency Care: how diagnostics can change the game.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as an increasing threat to modern medicine, leading to higher treatment costs and increased morbidity and mortality.1 The misuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics is a major contributor to the rise of AMR — particularly in emergency care, where studies have estimated that 40% to 60% of antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed.2 To understand the cause of this disparity, it is important to provide context on the many unique facets of the emergency department, while exploring how comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship could improve prescribing practices.
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  • October 10, 2024

    Advancing the Global AMR Agenda: A Call for Multi-Sector Collaboration

    On the sidelines of the 2024 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a multisectoral event titled “Advancing Together: Securing the Global AMR Agenda by Harnessing the Collective Strength of Multi-Sector Partnerships” took place on September 24 in New York. bioMérieux, in partnership with The Wellcome Trust, The American Society of Microbiology, Malawi, and the French Republic, organized the event to focus on fostering a collaborative ecosystem that establishes sustainable solutions across the entire AMR landscape. From diagnosis and treatment to surveillance and action plans, this initiative spanned human health, animals, and the environment.
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  • September 20, 2024

    Industrial Applications: bioMérieux celebrates the opening of the Molecular Genomic Innovation Center in Philadelphia

    bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, celebrated the opening of the company’s Molecular Genomic Innovation Center in Philadephia, PA, on September 18th. The new 32,000 sq. ft. facility is home to the xPRO™ Program, which has rapidly changed the landscape of food safety diagnostic capabilities by partnering directly with industry leaders to address unmet needs to streamline operational efficiencies and further public health.
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  • September 18, 2024

    Global In Vitro Diagnostics Leader bioMérieux Celebrates the Opening of the Molecular & Genomic Innovation Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia

    bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, celebrates the opening of the company’s Molecular & Genomic Innovation Center. The new 32,000 sq. ft. facility is home to the xPRO™ Program, which has rapidly changed the landscape of food safety diagnostic capabilities by partnering directly with industry leaders to address unmet needs to streamline operational efficiencies and further public health.

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  • September 13, 2024

    Canada's First Center of Excellence in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

    On November 11, 2024, the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS) and bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announce a three-year agreement to create a Canadian center of excellence dedicated to the fight against antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship.
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