Swab & Send

Join us in the search for new antibiotics.

Swab & Send

The identification of new antibiotics is of vital importance as the rise of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues.

Most of the antibiotics we use today come from bacteria and fungi that inhabit the soil. The next antibiotic might come from microbes that live in the back of your cupboard, your bin or on the change in your pocket or you mobile phone.

Help us hunt for the next antibiotic!

By donating today, you’ll be helping Dr Roberts and his team work with communities to distribute, collect, and analyse “swabs” that are vital to finding new treatments. These swabs, taken by the public, might contain microbes that live in the back of a fridge, gather on a phone, or linger on a light switch.

If you choose to give £30 or more, we’ll send you a set of swabs so you can help the search by conducting swabs and sending them back to be analysed… Who knows, the answer to a new antibiotic could literally be on your doorstep.

Help us spread the word. Please like and share the Facebook page and talk about antimicrobial resistance and antibiotics to your family and friends. We all have the opportunity to make a difference with this project.

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