Procarta Biosystems Ltd

We are a passionate and skilled drug discovery and development biotech team developing an innovative new class of oligonucleotide antimicrobial agents. Procarta is currently working on lead optimisation for its first product, a narrow-spectrum agent for the treatment of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE organisms). CRE organisms are considered the most urgent threat by the US CDC as they show resistance to the vast majority of available antibiotics. In recent times strains have started to appear that are untreatable by any currently available antibiotic. Procarta’s lead candidate, and one backup will be developed for use against such organisms with an aim to begin first-in-man studies within 3 years.