@BradSpellberg@thehill Pivmecillinam, a beta-lactam, has been around (in Europe) for >40 yrs. Sulopenem is also a beta lactam. They are newly approved chemical entities of an old class of antibiotic. BUT Gepotidacin is a novel antibiotic of a new class. What’s the right definition of “new”?
@MStifflimbs@darbysaxbe Who is supposed to decide whether projects are useless? Peer review study sections are made up of serious, dedicated, critical experts in the specific fields. We are paid diddly-squat. ImHow is some non-expert bureaucrat going to judge uselessness?