The race is on

Longitude Prize is a challenge with a £10 million prize fund to reward a diagnostic test that helps solve the problem of global antibiotic resistance. It is being run by Nesta and supported by Innovate UK as funding partner.

18 November 2014 The Prize opens for submissions

30 September 2017 Next assessment deadline (every four months)

2015 - 2019 First team to successfully meet the criteria wins Prize

30 September 2019 Final submission deadline

Discovery Awards

A new round of seed funding for Indian teams

We're thrilled to announce a new round of Discovery Awards seed funding, funded by BIRAC (a public sector company of the Government of India), open exclusively to teams based in India. The Discovery Awards are small seed grants to help teams and individuals further develop their ideas for the Longitude Prize. The aim is to help teams move their ideas forward, as well as enabling new innovators to enter the race.

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Learn more about antimicrobial resistance on our blog

New arcade-style exhibit shares message of drug resistance

09/06/17

Longitude team

We were excited to check out the debut of 'The most dangerous game in the world', a new arcade-style exhibit designed to engage young people in the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

10 most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria

26 Aug 2014

Longitude team

We examine a cross-section of the bacteria that are causing problems to patients and doctors around the globe because of their resistance to antibiotics.

Lord O'Neill highlights importance of rapid diagnosis for tackling drug resistance

09/06/17

Longitude team

Lord O'Neill of Gatley has stressed how vital advances in diagnostic testing will be in preventing the unnecessary use of antibiotics that's fuelling drug resistance.