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Smarter, More Targeted Nanotherapy Could Overcome Lethal Gynecologic Cancer

Physicians will tell you: They are not winning the war on ovarian cancer. But Florida International University researchers are crafting a new weapon for that battle. A group of scientists have combined medicine and advanced nanotechnological engineering to create a smarter, more targeted therapy that could overcome the most lethal gynecologic cancer.

25 Oct 2014

Tiny ‘Nanodomain’ Structures with Concentrated ANK3 Gene Levels Linked to Bipolar Disorder

A nano-sized discovery by Northwestern Medicine® scientists helps explain how bipolar disorder affects the brain and could one day lead to new drug therapies to treat the mental illness.

24 Oct 2014

Hybrid Diagnostic ‘Nanodecoder’ for Improvement of Cancer Treatment

Cancer diagnostics and treatment options could be drastically improved with the creation of a ‘designer’ nanodevice being developed by researchers from the UK, Italy, the US and Argentina.

24 Oct 2014

NuVascular Commercializes Nanotechnology-Based Electrospinning Process for Creating Medical Devices

NuVascular Technologies, Inc. is commercializing its patented electrospinning process to create new medical devices that help millions.

17 Oct 2014

French ANSM Grants Approval for Nanobiotix’s NBTXR3 Phase II/III Registration Trial for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

NANOBIOTIX, a clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, announced today that it has received approval from the French National Security Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) to start its Phase II/III registration trial of its lead product, NBTXR3, in patients with locally advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS).

From Nanobiotix 16 Oct 2014

Niels Bohr Institute Professor Honored with Prize for 'Research Excellence in Nanotechnology'

Charles Marcus, who is a professor and head of the Center for Quantum Devices at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has been awarded the prize for 'Research Excellence in Nanotechnology' by the nanoscience centre, NBIC at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. It is an international prize and is given in recognition of outstanding research in nanotechnology.

16 Oct 2014

Selecta, JDRF add Sanofi in Partnership to Develop Synthetic Vaccine Particle Immunotherapy for Diabetes

Selecta Biosciences, Inc., and JDRF, announced today that they have extended their joint research collaboration and attracted Sanofi as a partner in support of their program to develop a Synthetic Vaccine Particle (SVP™) immunotherapy with the long-term goal to treat and potentially prevent the underlying cause of type 1 diabetes.

16 Oct 2014

Novavax’s RSV F-Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine Candidate Evokes Polyclonal Antibody Response to Antigenic Site II

Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, today announced that its RSV F-protein nanoparticle vaccine candidate (RSV F Vaccine) evoked a polyclonal antibody response to antigenic site II, the same site targeted by the monoclonal antibody palivizumab (Synagis®), resulting in protection from an RSV challenge in an animal model.

From Novavax Inc. 16 Oct 2014

Major Advance in Implementation of ETPN Nanomedicine Translation Hub

A major step in implementing the ETPN Translation Hub has been reached, with three European projects entering the finalisation stage of their EU Grant Agreements. The project ENATRANS is for networking of SMEs in the nano-biomedical sector and supporting the SMEs with getting their products from the laboratory phase to the clinical applications.

16 Oct 2014

Anticancer Nanomedicines Have an Optimal Particle Size

Nanomedicines consisting of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues and cells offer new solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Understanding the interdependency of physiochemical properties of nanomedicines, in correlation to their biological responses and functions, is crucial for their further development of as cancer-fighters.

16 Oct 2014

Nanomedicine News

Smarter, More Targeted Nanotherapy Could Overcome Lethal Gynecologic Cancer

Tiny ‘Nanodomain’ Structures with Concentrated ANK3 Gene Levels Linked to Bipolar Disorder

Hybrid Diagnostic ‘Nanodecoder’ for Improvement of Cancer Treatment

NuVascular Commercializes Nanotechnology-Based Electrospinning Process for Creating Medical Devices

French ANSM Grants Approval for Nanobiotix’s NBTXR3 Phase II/III Registration Trial for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Niels Bohr Institute Professor Honored with Prize for 'Research Excellence in Nanotechnology'

Selecta, JDRF add Sanofi in Partnership to Develop Synthetic Vaccine Particle Immunotherapy for Diabetes

Novavax’s RSV F-Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine Candidate Evokes Polyclonal Antibody Response to Antigenic Site II

Major Advance in Implementation of ETPN Nanomedicine Translation Hub

Anticancer Nanomedicines Have an Optimal Particle Size

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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