University of Oxford receives £100m from Ineos for antibiotic resistance research institute Leah Sinclair
The University of Oxford has been given £100 million – one of the largest donations in its history – for a new institute that aims to combat the growing issue of resistance to antibiotics.
The gift from chemicals giant Ineos will be used to launch a new state-of-the-art institute to combat the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), produced by overuse and misuse of antibiotics, which currently causes an estimated 1.5 million excess deaths each year.
In an announcement video, Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Louise Richardson said: “We re absolutely delighted to have this opportunity to harness the range and depth of expertise in Oxford in this area so that we can not only do cutting edge research but as importantly, translate that research for human benefit.”