NRP 72 Antimicrobial Resistance
On 24 June 2015, the Federal Council approved the new National Research Programme "Antimicrobial Resistance" (NRP 72) and mandated the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to conduct the NRP.
With its holistic and interdisciplinary one-health approach, NRP 72 aims to contribute to reducing antimicrobial resistance and complications in treating infectious diseases.
The research programme is expected to increase our knowledge about the origin of resistance genes and their distribution mechanisms, develop swift diagnostic tools, analyses new antimicrobial molecules and propose intervention measures.
Facts & figures
Overall funding
CHF 20'000'000
Period of Research
5 years
President of the Steering Committee
Joachim Frey, University of Bern
WT Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Stéphane Praz
Programme Manager
Barbara Flückiger Schwarzenbach, SNSF
Open call
17 September 2015