April 26, 2018
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Achaogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAO), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative antibacterials addressing multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections, today announced that it has entered into an award agreement with CARB-X. Under the agreement, Achaogen will receive an initial award of up to $2.4 million, with the possibility of up to $9.6 million more from CARB-X at its discretion based on the achievement of certain project milestones.