Stimulating Research and Development of New Antibiotics While Ensuring Sustainable Use and Access: Further Insights

Esther Bettiol1, Judith Hackett1, Stephan Harbarth1

  • 1Esther Bettiol, M.D., Ph.D., is Scientific Officer for the DRIVE-AB project at the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. She has an M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva. Judith Hackett, M.B.A., is Global Director, Pricing and Reimbursement INFECTION at AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD. She has a B.S.C. P.H.M. degree from the University of Toronto (Canada), an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto), and a Diploma in Health Economics from the University of Toronto. Stephan Harbarth, M.D., M.S., is an Associate Professor and Senior Consultant, Attending in Geriatric and General Infectious Diseases, and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at the Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine in Geneva, Switzerland.

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