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Antimicrobial innovation: combining commitment, creativity and coherence

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Urgent action to tackle antimicrobial resistance must take account of all the scientific opportunities available, find new resources to support academia and emphasize the importance of innovation to policy-makers and to the general public.

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  1. Fears, R. & ter Meulen, V. What do we need to do to tackle antimicrobial resistance? Lancet Global Health 2, e11–e12 (2014).

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We thank all who contributed to the discussion in Hannover in March 2014.

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  1. Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Radboud University Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and President of EASAC.,

    Jos W. M. van der Meer

  2. German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Jägerberg 1, Halle (Saale), 06019, Germany

    Robin Fears

  3. Scientific Secretary of the Biosciences Programme at EASAC,

    Robin Fears

  4. Department of Health, Richmond House, 76 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS, UK

    Dame Sally C. Davies

  5. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany, Chair of the Biosciences Programme at EASAC and Co-Chair of the InterAcademy Partnership.,

    Volker ter Meulen

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van der Meer, J., Fears, R., Davies, D. et al. Antimicrobial innovation: combining commitment, creativity and coherence. Nat Rev Drug Discov 13, 709–710 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd4448

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