Phage EU Newsletter 2023
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January 4, 2024
#World AMR Awareness Week: How phages help fighting AMR: real-life example
How phages help fighting AMR: real-life example The WHO has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to be one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity, and in 2022,…
November 28, 2023
Open PhageEU letter to the Commission on future of agriculture in the EU and sustainable food systems
Brussels, 3 November 2023 Mrs. Stella Kyriakides Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski Commissioner for Agriculture Mr. Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner for European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and…
November 3, 2023
There are reasons to celebrate the World Phage Week 2023
This year World Phage Week is marked by important developments in the European Union. In June 2023 the European Parliament has recognized the role of bacteriophages in the fight against…
October 30, 2023
We might be at the brink of phage paradigm shift in the European Union, 11 July 2023
We might be at the brink of phage paradigm shift in the European Union. This has been confirmed by various experts during an online webinar organized on 11 July by…
July 11, 2023
European Parliament recognizes the role of bacteriophages in fight against AMR
European Parliament has recognized the role bacteriophages may play in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. In the situation, where development of new effective antibiotics and new antimicrobial agents is a…
June 2, 2023
How to realize bacteriophages potential in the EU? – valuable discussion in the European Parliament organized by the Phage EU coalition
A scientific conference organised by Polish MEP Adam Jarubas (EPP) and Greek MEP Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR) together with the PhageEU coalition, which brings together stakeholders representing phages in industry and…
March 7, 2023
No antibiotics worked, so the woman turned to a natural enemy of bacteria to save her husband’s life
The use of bacteriophages could be an effective alternative to antibiotics in some cases, particularly when an infection is caused by a specific type of bacteria that is resistant to…
January 10, 2023
Bacteriophages among EFSA’s efforts to fight antibiotic resistance
Improving animal health with phages is part of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) strategies towards addressing AMR. AMR is a global challenge, and the use of antimicrobials in animals is…
January 10, 2023
Gut bacteriophages linked to improved cognitive ability in humans
The results of this study reinforce the consideration of bacteriophage viruses as influential actors in the relationship between the human microbiome and the brain”. The complex bacteriophage communities represent one…
January 9, 2023