Brussels, 26/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 26 February, the European Commission announced the launch of a prize of €1 million to the person or team that develops a rapid test to tell whether a patient needs to be treated with antibiotics or not. The aim is to stop the overuse of antibiotics and halt the growing antimicrobial resistance that every year causes 25,000 deaths and over €1.5 billion in healthcare expenses and productivity losses in Europe alone.
On the same date, the...