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Research | Antibiotics | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Awards Up to $3.3M to Polyphor for Inhaled Version of Antibiotic to Treat Pseudomonas

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced it has awarded up to $3.3 million to Polyphor AG to develop an inhaled version of murepavadin, an antibiotic that targets multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis. About 17% of individuals with CF who had Pseudomonas infections last year had multi-drug resistant strains.

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