At the 2015 International Workshop on the Pheromonicin Drug Development Platform (October 19-21, Beijing, China) IALS Director, Peter H. Reinhart, led a discussion on "The Future of Pheromonicins" discussing how to establish this new field by identifying key applications for these new class of anti-infective molecules, and how to most effectively developing new products needed by the health care system. Other speakers from UMass Amherst in attendance where Rolf Kalstrom, Margaret Riley, Larry Schwartz and Alex Gerson,all from the Biology Department.