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The pre-conference events and the AMR Conference may have come to an end, but the INCATE Team is still in Basel, continuing our mission to support early-stage innovators developing solutions to tackle AMR. It was fantastic to reconnect with the AMR community in person, exchange insights, and strengthen collaborations. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event so impactful! We look forward to seeing you all again next year, along with some new faces! Save the date: March 3-4, 2026. Sina Gerbach | Derry Mercer | Iringó Demeter | Silke Alt | Peter Seiler | Helena Costa Pereira

What a ride! These 2 days in Basel were definitely the place to be for the AMR Community. As the 9th AMR Conference — thank you bamconn GmbH and BEAM Alliance for the amazing organization — comes to a close, there’s so much to reflect on from these two dynamic days! interested in a deeper view of what has happened over these 2 days? Stay tuned! A big thank you to the organizers, all the visitors, and everyone who made this event a success. See you next year in Basel!

Last but not least: the Poster Prizes! From the 80 posters in the competition at the AMR Conference, the poster reviewers have decided! 1st Prize: “Designing metabolically enhanced next-generation probiotics to eradicate multi-drug resistant bacteria from the gut” Dr. Lisa Osbelt-Block – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research 2nd Prize: “Targeting the Bacterial Sliding Clamp for the Treatment of Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections” Niklas Krappel - Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) 3rd Prize: “The missing piece in the puzzle: APC148 – a safe, selective and efficient metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor” Pål Rongved - AdjuTec Pharma AS (no photo as Pål wasn't at the venue any longer at the time of the session) A huge thank you to all the participants, and a special shoutout to Basilea Pharmaceutica for rising to the challenge as a sponsor of the Poster Session, making it possible! Congratulations to the three winners! Sina Gerbach | Florian Kloß

The final day of the AMR Conference is here! Today is packed with insightful sessions, and INCATE has some great moments ahead: Panel: "Making the Most of External Expertise" Wednesday, Feb 25 | 🕞 3.30pm | 📍 Room Singapore Moderated by our colleague Sina Gerbach. We invite you to take the survey about the accessibility of knowledge and expertise for antimicrobial research. https://lnkd.in/eheEQ_Nq - the insights will be shared during the session. Poster Award Session – kindly sponsored by Basilea Pharmaceutica Wednesday, Feb 25 | 🕟 4.45pm | 📍 Room Sydney Plus, we’ll be at Booth #9. Stop by to say hello and learn how we can support your early-stage AMR innovation. Looking forward to connecting with you!

And the audience has spoken: SoundCell has been crowned the winner of the Startup Pitch Event at the 9th AMR Conference by the audience! A huge congratulations to SoundCell, and a huge thank you to Lloyd Payne for taking this challenge and presenting this Startup Pitch Event, kindly sponsored by VOSSIUS, and a special thank you to who to everyone who took time to answer to our challenge. Your innovation and dedication truly impressed us! Missed out this time? No worries: we’ll see you next year for another shot!

The Startup Pitch Event is set to begin!   If you are at the AMR Conference, join us at 6pm in Room Sydney for an exciting evening of innovation and competition, sponsored by VOSSIUS! You’ll have the chance to engage with the pitchers, ask questions, and cast your vote for the winner.   Lloyd Payne will be hosting this year’s session, featuring 10 great finalists:   - mycoBiologics Ltd - SoundCell - Inicure AB - DimiCare Biotech - Precise Health SA - Nostics - Elemental Therapeutics (McDevitt Laboratory) - BioTryp Therapeutics - Nanodecal - Osta Therapeutics   Don’t miss out: come support these groundbreaking startups, we can't wait to see you there!

The AMR Conference is officially underway, and we’re here, ready to welcome you! Booth #9 – Stop by and say hello! Startup Pitch Event 📅 Tuesday, Feb 24 | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Room Sydney Panel: "Making the Most of External Expertise" - moderated by our colleague Sina Gerbach 📅 Wednesday, Feb 25 | ⏰ 3.30pm | 📍 Room Singapore Poster Award Session 📅 Wednesday, Feb 25 | ⏰ 4.45pm | 📍 Room Sydney Looking forward to meeting you!

The AMR Conference kicks off tomorrow, but Basel is already buzzing with AMR events! A big thank you to everyone who joined the INCATE Networking Event, especially our speakers Raquel R., Richard Alm, and Gergely (Geri) Iványi, and our moderator Guillermo Tramontin. It was fantastic to bring so many INCATE ventures together in one place! Now, we are looking forward for the AMR Conference tomorrow. If you are attending, be sure to stop by our booth and say hi!

Great to see 3 INCATE ventures in the PACE-AMR (Innovate UK LifeArc and Medicines Discovery Catapult) funding list! Congratulations to: - Xiretsa - The BamA Inhibitor project (Justus Liebig University Giessen) - PhalconBio We are looking forward to hearing more about the next steps!

Join INCATE at the AMR Conference in Basel! 📅 Tuesday, Feb 25 – Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 📍 Messe and Congress Center Basel 🏠 Exhibition Booth 9 Are you working on early-stage translational research to combat AMR? Stop by our booth to learn how INCATE supports ventures like yours! If you haven’t registered yet, now is the perfect time to do it ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gvFyAGk