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MIT Technology Review Honors MIT Koch Institute’s Canan Dagdeviren on Innovators Under 35 List

Today, MIT Technology Review reveals its annual list of Innovators Under 35. For over a decade, the global media company has recognized a list of exceptionally talented technologists whose work has great potential to transform the world. For her work in the field of nanotechnology and materials, Canan Dagdeviren of MIT’s Koch Institute has been recognized as an inventor on the list.

19 Aug 2015

MRI Scanners can Non-Invasively Steer Cells with Nanoparticles to Tumour Sites

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered MRI scanners, normally used to produce images, can steer cell-based, tumour busting therapies to specific target sites in the body.

19 Aug 2015

U.S. FDA Grants QIDP, Fast Track Designations to Matinas BioPharma’s MAT2203 Lead Antifungal Product Candidate

Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying and developing safe and effective antifungal and anti-bacterial therapeutics for the treatment of serious and life-threatening infections, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the Company's lead drug candidate MAT2203 as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) with Fast Track status.

19 Aug 2015

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute are investigating the application of soft, pliable carbon nanotube fibers to fix electrical gaps in heart tissues damaged by cardiac arrhythmias, which affect over 4 million people in America every year.

18 Aug 2015

NanoViricides to Accelerate Program for Herpecide Drug Development

NanoViricides, Inc.,, a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that it is accelerating its HerpeCide™ drug development program.

From NanoViricides, Inc 18 Aug 2015

Significant Advancement in Use of Photodynamic Therapy to Combat Ovarian Cancer in Laboratory Animals

Researchers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance in the use of photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals, using a combination of techniques that achieved complete cancer cell elimination with no regrowth of tumors.

14 Aug 2015

Lab-on-a-Disc Platform Combines Microfluidics and Raman Microscopy for Rapid Detection of Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections can quickly move from being a merely miserable experience to a life-threatening condition. Untreated cases may trigger sepsis, which occurs when the immune system, in an attempt to fight off the infection, inadvertently activates body-wide inflammation that can cause blood clots and leaky blood vessels.

12 Aug 2015

Senior Scientific Granted Additional US Patent for MRX Cancer Detection Technology Using Nanoparticles

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. announced today that its Senior Scientific, LLC unit, a nanobiotechnology company for the early detection and localization of cancer and other human diseases, has been granted an additional United States Patent for its MRX™ cancer detection technology. U.S. Patent No. US 9,095,270 B2 entitled "Detection, measurement, and imaging of cells such as cancer and other biologic substances using targeted nanoparticles and magnetic properties thereof." The patent provides a method as well as an apparatus for detecting and measuring cancer cells, using magnetic nanoparticles.

From Manhattan Scientifics Inc. 11 Aug 2015

Dramatic Effects of Nanoviricides for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Reproduced in Animal Model

NanoViricides, Inc., (the "Company"), a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that the dramatic improvements in clinical symptoms associated with herpes simplex virus infection were reproduced in an animal model in a different laboratory. These studies were performed by TransPharm Preclinical Solutions ("TransPharm"), a pre-clinical services company in Jackson, MI.

From NanoViricides, Inc 11 Aug 2015

Antibacterial Nanofibres of Cellulose Acetate Loaded with Silver Could Promote Tissue Repair

People with diabetes mellitus often suffer from impaired wound healing. Now, scientists in Egypt have developed antibacterial nanofibres of cellulose acetate loaded with silver that could be used in a new type of dressing to promote tissue repair. They reveal details of the new materials and their properties in the International Journal of Nanoparticles.

11 Aug 2015

Nanomedicine News

MIT Technology Review Honors MIT Koch Institute’s Canan Dagdeviren on Innovators Under 35 List

MRI Scanners can Non-Invasively Steer Cells with Nanoparticles to Tumour Sites

U.S. FDA Grants QIDP, Fast Track Designations to Matinas BioPharma’s MAT2203 Lead Antifungal Product Candidate

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

NanoViricides to Accelerate Program for Herpecide Drug Development

Significant Advancement in Use of Photodynamic Therapy to Combat Ovarian Cancer in Laboratory Animals

Lab-on-a-Disc Platform Combines Microfluidics and Raman Microscopy for Rapid Detection of Urinary Tract Infections

Senior Scientific Granted Additional US Patent for MRX Cancer Detection Technology Using Nanoparticles

Dramatic Effects of Nanoviricides for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Reproduced in Animal Model

Antibacterial Nanofibres of Cellulose Acetate Loaded with Silver Could Promote Tissue Repair

Enhanced Antibacterial Polylactic Acid-Curcumin Nanofibers for Wound Dressings

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Levidian and Zentek Seek to Establish Graphene-Integrated Filter Manufacturing Facility in the Middle East to Advance Cleaner, Safer Air

Scalable Method for Porous Graphene Membranes for CO2 Capture

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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