Experts warn of the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections and call on the EU to set up an institute dedicated to their development.

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is becoming a growing threat, with millions dying each year. With no new class of antibiotics having been developed in the past five decades, researchers are proposing the creation of a European Institute for the Development of Antimicrobials. It would bring together the expertise needed to turn ideas into medicines, focusing on practical results and collaboration between start-ups. Inaction is considered unacceptable in the face of this health crisis.