The free market is pretty simple: There’s supply, there’s demand, they meet somewhere in the middle. If there’s a need, there’s a product. But sometimes, that system breaks down, as it has in the market for antibiotics.

As antibiotics are overused and misused, superbugs keep evolving.

The antibiotics sector needs a revitalizing shot. The U.S. government’s response to COVID may hold some answers.

The World Bank has stressed the threat of drug-resistant infections.