MicuRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company based in the US and Shanghai, China, named its first preclinical development candidate. MicuRX is developing next-generation antibiotics aimed at multi-drug resistant gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). At the same time, the company moved into a new 10,000 square foot laboratory in ZhangJiang HighTech Park in Shanghai. The company had previously presented at the ChinaBio® Investor Forum held in Shanghai last December. More details...

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