💊 At the IOI, scientists are developing antibiotics for the future. Hear from IOI Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr Matt Beech about his work developing a new combination therapy for use with the antibiotic tigecycline. Read the blog ➡️ ow.ly/1aSK50Vk0o5

Tuberculosis is a curable and preventable disease, yet is the world's most deadly disease. #WorldTBDay. To tackle this challenge, the IOI has awarded £5m to a consortium of Oxford researchers to develop new therapies to tackle TB. Find out more: ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/ioi-award…

World Tuberculosis Day, 2025. Yes We Can! Commit, Invest, Deliver.

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🦠 Bacteria with antibiotic resistant genes are being found on hospital surfaces around the world. IOI researchers Maria and Kirsty Sands write about the importance of infection prevention and control to limit the spread of AMR. Read more ➡️ ow.ly/MvCV50VwJs6

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Today marks 80 years since the end of World War II #VEday80 #VEday 💊 Did you know that penicillin was a wartime innovation that saved countless lives on and off the battlefield?🧵⤵️ 1/6

The life-saving antibiotic was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, and isolated in 1940 by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain at University of Oxford. 2/6

When World War II broke out, there was an urgent need for new life-saving medicines. In 1941 Florey and Chain travelled to America to speak with US government officials and pharmaceutical companies about the potential of penicillin. 3/6

The successful development of the antibiotic was the result of collaboration between academia, industry and government. After the War, the "Golden Age of Antibiotics" began, where the majority of antibiotic classes in use today were discovered. 4/6

At IOI, scientists are working to develop solutions to this global health challenge, including developing new antibiotic therapies. 6/6 Learn more ⤵️ youtu.be/ohthJNo_cL4

It was indeed a privilege and and an honour to be invited by my supervisor to his Professorial Inaugural Lecture and to highlight my research in his Lab as a huge contribution to research development. It was a delight to see my two supervisors, Simon Gibbons and Sanjib Bhakta

When mentors, collaborators, colleagues become family it makes research fun and easy to do. #networking #collaboration #research ❤️🤩🥰

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Congratulations to our WiSTEMers on their well-deserved promotion! Ayekoo to you all!🥳