NIAID's Comprehensive Support Mechanisms for Antibiotic Development.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) recognizes the continuing threat of antimicrobial resistance and the need to develop new therapeutics and strategies to combat multidrug resistant organisms. NIAID leverages multiple mechanisms to help support antibiotic developers struggling in the "valley of death" of preclinical antibiotic development. The Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases' (DMID) preclinical services are a comprehensive set of services to facilitate efforts to develop vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for a broad array of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens. These services are available to investigators worldwide at no charge.