Oxford gets £100M to seize a 'breakthrough moment' in fighting superbugs

Close to 70 years after Oxford scientists purified penicillin and confirmed its effect as an antibacterial drug, the university is establishing a new research institute at the forefront of combating antimicrobial resistance.

The Ineos Oxford Institute for AMR Research will initially be powered by a $136 million (£100 million) donation from Ineos, the UK-based chemicals giant founded by billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, that also plays a hand in manufacturing medical and pharma products.