New compounds: "we are actively testing several of our compounds both in house and through research grants at major universities. In the Gram-negative program, our lead compounds are active in laboratory testing against some of the most problematic pathogens, such as Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, E. coli and Acinetobacter . We have compounds active against drug-susceptible strains as well as multi-drug resistant strains that produce Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenamase (KPC). These are also called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). CRE has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as an “urgent threat” to public health. Importantly, several of our compounds have been shown to be active against CRE in the laboratory. These results were reported in an oral presentation at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen in May 2015.

In our anti-fungal program, we have identified a series of host defense protein (HDP) mimics that are highly active against Candida species and exhibit very low cytotoxicity against mammalian cell types. Additional studies of our HDP mimics suggest possible new treatments for other fungal pathogens, including Aspergillus strains. "