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Arrowhead’s New Nanobioscience Subsidiary Plans Preclinical Studies and Collaboration with NCI

Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that its new wholly-owned nanobioscience subsidiary has changed its name from "C Sixty Acquisition Corp." to "Tego BioSciences Corporation." The subsidia...

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 26 Jun 2007

Nanotechnology Safety Research Grant From The EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of two grants totaling almost $600,000 to Oregon State University (OSU) for nanotechnology research. These grants will evaluate whether some manmade nano...

25 Jun 2007

Tool For Evaluating and Addressing Potential Risks Of Nanomaterials Released By DuPont and Environmental Defense

DuPont and Environmental Defense today released a comprehensive framework to assist with the responsible development and use of nanotechnology and to help inform global dialogue on its potential risks. The Nano Risk Fram...

22 Jun 2007

Targeting and Imaging Cancer Cells With Multifunctional Nanoparticle Platforms

There has been much recent interest in how nanotechnology will impact the field of medicine. Unfortunately, a number of promising nanostructured systems have turned out to be extremely toxic to humans, thus precluding th...

22 Jun 2007

Nanotechnology Set To Bring Huge Boost To Canadian Business

The Canadian Institute of Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) has just released an important new document discussing a policy framework for nanotechnology in Canada. Nanotechnology is the ability to measure, see,...

20 Jun 2007

Nanotech Enabled Battery Powers Electric Truck Silently Into The Future

A new video placed on YouTube shows one of the all electric SUVs being produced by Phoenix Motorcars of Ontario, California, USA. The mid-sized sports utility truck (SUT) featured in the video uses the NanoSafe battery p...

19 Jun 2007

Nanoparticle Treatment For Glaucoma May Stop Millions Going Blind

A unique nanoparticle made in a laboratory at the University of Central Florida is proving promising as a drug delivery device for treating glaucoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness and affects millions of people...

19 Jun 2007

Pulsed Laser Used to Inject Individual Cells with Specific Materials

Specialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials, but little is known about how this type of injection might affect living cells. For the first time, researchers at Renssela...

15 Jun 2007

Nanoscale Process Allows Precise Injection of Living Cells

15 Jun 2007

Hybrid Gold-Dendrimer Nanoparticles Target and Image Tumors

Dendrimer nanoparticles, made of spherical, highly branched polymers, have shown promise as drug delivery vehicles capable of targeting tumors with large doses of anticancer drugs. Dendrimer nanoparticles have also been ...

15 Jun 2007