HHS is partnering with Oxford, England-based Summit Therapeutics to develop a new antibiotic to treat Clostridium difficile.
Through the partnership, HHS' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will give Summit $32 million over two years to conduct two Phase 3 clinical trials of its experimental drug Ridinilazole.
The drugmaker is also eligible to receive a three-year extension on the contract with total potential funding of $62 million.
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