The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is bracing for the local development of new anticancer and antimicrobial drugs.
During the Talakayang HeaRT Beat on the agency’s BIG 21 Tuklas Lunas Projects initiated by the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) on Friday, Nov. 26, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña expressed hope that the Bioactive Compounds from Marine Sediments project will pave the way for the development of new drugs that can effectively counter the increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
The project entitled “Bioactive Compounds from Marine Sediment-derived Actinomycetes of Iloilo” is implemented by the University of San Agustin and is supported by the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).
