Marcia Taylor

DeNovaMed, Inc. develops an antibiotic to treat infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria or superbugs. It focuses in the areas of Gram-positive infections, methicillin-resistant Staph and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus pose a threat to patients in hospitals and community health facilities by producing skin, wound and systemic infections. The firm also has an ongoing discovery program for Gram-negative adjuvants, which can improve the efficacy of older antibacterial. The company was founded by Donald F. Weaver, Christopher R. McMaster and David Byers in 2006 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.