InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate New US$1 billion fund aims to steer antibiotic companies in tough market By financialnews_rlv83x - July 9, 2020 0 135 A new US$1 billion fund backed by 20 drugmakers including Merck & Co Inc and Pfizer Inc is aiming to bolster struggling antibiotic companies and sustain a pipeline for new treatments, an industry group said on Thursday.