Great to see Acoziborole given a positive opinion by the EMA for the treatment of sleeping sickness. The drug was developed by @dndi.org. @ajbw.bsky.social et al are currently working on benzoxaboroles as part of EPSRC Boron: Beyond the Reagent. Read more about Allan’s work: www.boron.ac.uk
In 2014, I visited eastern DRC, where @msf.org teams were treating sleeping sickness - the only available treatment was a drug so toxic it killed 1 in 20 patients. In 2026 I'm so proud that, thanks to @dndi.org, patients can be cured with a single dose of a groundbreaking new oral drug, acoziborole.
