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UB Researchers Participate in Launch of Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center

What does it take to launch two major international HIV/AIDS research initiatives involving UB and the University of Zimbabwe?

6 Apr 2013

Cerulean Pharma to Discuss Pre-Clinical and Clinical Results of Nanopharmaceutical CRLX101 at AACR Meeting

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in dynamically tumor-targeted nanopharmaceuticals, today announced that researchers will present both pre-clinical and clinical data on Cerulean's Phase 2 candidate, CRLX101, in sessions at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting.

From Cerulean Pharma 5 Apr 2013

Side-Effect-Free Radiation Cancer Therapy Using Nanochemistry

Cancer painfully ends more than 500,000 lives in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scientific crusade against cancer recently achieved a victory under the leadership of University of Missouri Curators' Professor M. Frederick Hawthorne.

5 Apr 2013

UMass Faculty Awarded CVIP Technology Development Fund Grant for Nanoparticle Technology

Four UMass Medical School faculty members have received 2013 Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) Technology Development Fund grants awarded by the UMass President’s Office.

4 Apr 2013

Nanocomposite Squid Beak Inspires Safer Medical Devices

Researchers led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable—a squid's beak.

4 Apr 2013

Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology May Play a Major Role in the Brain Activity Mapping Project

The scientific tools are not yet available to build a comprehensive map of the activity in the most complicated 3 pounds of material in the world — the human brain, scientists say in a newly published article.

From American Chemical Society 4 Apr 2013

AFM Reveals Change in Nanoscale Biomechanical Properties of Cartilage in Earliest Stages of Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder, affecting about one-third of older adults, and currently there is no cure. A study published by Cell Press April 2nd in the Biophysical Journal reveals how the nanoscale biomechanical properties of cartilage at joints change at the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, making the tissue more prone to damage during fast physical activities.

4 Apr 2013

Positive Data from Novavax Phase II RSV F Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine Clinical Trial

Novavax, Inc. today announced that top-line data from the Phase II dose-ranging clinical trial of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate in women of childbearing age accomplished the trial's protocol-specified objectives and supports progression to the next stage of advanced clinical testing.

From Novavax Inc. 4 Apr 2013

Researcher Explores Nanotechnology for Effective Treatment of Latter-Stage Prostate Cancer

As prostate cancer progresses, the cancer cells become more resistant to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and they become more aggressive and spread more rapidly. But now, a Temple School of Pharmacy researcher is exploring the use of nanotechnology to effectively treat latter-stage prostate cancer.

3 Apr 2013

Global Injectable Drug Delivery Market Forecast to Grow at 14.0% CAGR to Reach $43.3 Billion by 2017

Injectable Drug Delivery Market by Formulations [Liposomes, Microspheres, & Nanoparticles], Devices [Disposables & Reusable, Fillable & Prefilled, Pen, Needle Free & Auto Injectors] & Therapeutics [Diabetes & Oncology] Market - Global Forecasts to 2017,analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World.

2 Apr 2013

Nanomedicine News

UB Researchers Participate in Launch of Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center

Cerulean Pharma to Discuss Pre-Clinical and Clinical Results of Nanopharmaceutical CRLX101 at AACR Meeting

Side-Effect-Free Radiation Cancer Therapy Using Nanochemistry

UMass Faculty Awarded CVIP Technology Development Fund Grant for Nanoparticle Technology

Nanocomposite Squid Beak Inspires Safer Medical Devices

Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology May Play a Major Role in the Brain Activity Mapping Project

AFM Reveals Change in Nanoscale Biomechanical Properties of Cartilage in Earliest Stages of Osteoarthritis

Positive Data from Novavax Phase II RSV F Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine Clinical Trial

Researcher Explores Nanotechnology for Effective Treatment of Latter-Stage Prostate Cancer

Global Injectable Drug Delivery Market Forecast to Grow at 14.0% CAGR to Reach $43.3 Billion by 2017

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

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Sustainable ZnO Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Cleanup

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Novel Nanobody Inhibitors Against Ebola Virus: Nanosota-EB1 and Nanosota-EB2

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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The Future of Wound Care: Why Nanofibers are Key to Accelerated Healing

The Evolution of Lipid Nanoparticles

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