Using an advanced automated platform, researchers at York University in Canada synthesized more than 700 complex metal complexes in just one week, and discovered an antibiotic candidate based on iridium metal through a rapid screening process. The drug kills bacteria and is not toxic to human cells, bringing new hope to the global fight against drug-resistant infections. The relevant paper was published in the new issue of “Nature Communications” magazine.

Using an advanced automated platform, researchers at York University in Canada synthesized more than 700 complex metal complexes in just one week, and discovered an antibiotic candidate based on iridium metal through a rapid screening process. The drug kills bacteria and is not toxic to human cells, bringing new hope to the global fight against drug-resistant infections. The relevant paper was published in the new issue of “Nature Communications” magazine.