Expertise at Edinburgh

Despite tremendous leaps during the last century in our ability to treat all types of infection, many challenges remain and new challenges are emerging. Together these represent a significant risk to health on a global scale. The rise of antimicrobial resistance, the need for faster and simpler methods of diagnosis, more targeted treatment regimens, and a decline in the development of novel antimicrobial treatments are just a few examples of the issues being tackled by the world-class expertise to be found here in Edinburgh.

This expertise is both focused and cross-disciplinary, encompassing scientific, clinical, and social science expertise from our researchers in Biology (including Synthetic and Systems Biology), Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, the Humanities and Social Sciences. These researchers are eager to apply their research, insight and expertise to the challenges faced by companies working in this field.

Possible topics for discussion on the day include (but are not limited to):

• Antimicrobial resistance, including understanding microbial populations and drivers of resistance, newanti-microbial materials, barriers to effective and targeted use of current therapies, and epidemiological factors affecting the spread of AMR.

• Diagnosis of infection, including modern imaging reagents and technologies, and novel assays.

• Treatment and prevention of infection, including novel therapeutics and devices, and epidemiological/sociological factors affecting the effective use of current therapies and preventative strategies.