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Georgia Tech Researchers Use Malvern Zetasizer Nano to Predict Protein Aggregation

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Georgia, US) are using the simple-to-use technique of dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements to predict otherwise difficult-to-measure aggregation behaviors in proteins.

From Malvern Panalytical 5 Jan 2012

Researcher to Explore Use of Nanotechnology in Developing Gene Therapies

Laura Conforti, who serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, has been awarded two grants to study the defects in the immune system function, paving the way for developing gene therapies to prevent the growth of tumor and for systemic lupus erythematosus.

27 Dec 2011

Manhattan Scientifics Leads with Magnetic Nano-Particle-Based Early Cancer Detection Technology

An article titled, ‘The race is on for a better mammogram’ written by Sierra Jiminez in the online Fortune Magazine on 19 December 2011 has described the nanotechnology-based early breast cancer detection technology of Edward R. Flynn, who serves at Manhattan Scientifics.

From Manhattan Scientifics Inc. 23 Dec 2011

Novel Electronic Quantum Dots Probe Paves Way to Rapidly Test Drug Efficiency

A research team led by Swadeshmukul Santra, an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, has developed an electronic quantum dots probe that paves the way for testing the efficiency of new pharmaceuticals rapidly.

21 Dec 2011

High-Stability Selenium Nanoparticles Aid Develop Drug for Cancer Chemoprevention

Dr. Wong Ka-hing, who serves as Associate Director at the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre (FSTRC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as well as an Assistant Professor at the university’s Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, has used the polysaccharide-protein complex derived from the sclerotium of the African Tiger Milk mushroom to synthesize high-stability selenium nanoparticles that are capable of decelerating the breast cancer cell growth by apoptosis.

21 Dec 2011

Delrus Inks LOI to Distribute MagForce’s NanoTherm Therapy in Russia and Kazakhstan

Nanostart’s subsidiary, MagForce, a nanomedicine company specializing in oncology, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Delrus, a distributor of medical products based in Russia.

From Coreo AG 16 Dec 2011

Market Report Discusses Roles of Nanotechnology in Medical Industry

A market report titled ‘Medical Nanotechnology: Industry Overview and Potential’ is now available from Research and Markets.

15 Dec 2011

Gold Nanorods to be Used to Treat Cancer

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Eugene R. Zubarev and his team at Rice University in Houston (Texas, USA) have now introduced a new pretreatment process for gold nanorods that could accelerate their use in medical applications.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 12 Dec 2011

Angela Zhang Wins Siemens Competition’s Individual Category Award for Nanotech-Based Cancer Treatment

At the George Washington University, Cupertino, California-based Monta Vista High School’s student, Angela Zhang has been awarded the Grand Prize of $100,000 for her project titled ‘Design of Image-guided, Photo-thermal Controlled Drug Releasing Multifunctional Nanosystem for the Treatment of Cancer Stem Cells’ in the Individual category of the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.

8 Dec 2011

BASF and Harvard University Host Symposium on Pharmaceutical Nanoformulations

Over 200 scientists have participated in the symposium on pharmaceutical nanoformulations of the BASF Advanced Research Initiative at Harvard University, to discuss the issues of advanced medicine and explore the opportunities of groundbreaking nanotechnology-based solutions.

From BASF 3 Dec 2011

Nanomedicine News

Georgia Tech Researchers Use Malvern Zetasizer Nano to Predict Protein Aggregation

Researcher to Explore Use of Nanotechnology in Developing Gene Therapies

Manhattan Scientifics Leads with Magnetic Nano-Particle-Based Early Cancer Detection Technology

Novel Electronic Quantum Dots Probe Paves Way to Rapidly Test Drug Efficiency

High-Stability Selenium Nanoparticles Aid Develop Drug for Cancer Chemoprevention

Delrus Inks LOI to Distribute MagForce’s NanoTherm Therapy in Russia and Kazakhstan

Market Report Discusses Roles of Nanotechnology in Medical Industry

Gold Nanorods to be Used to Treat Cancer

Angela Zhang Wins Siemens Competition’s Individual Category Award for Nanotech-Based Cancer Treatment

BASF and Harvard University Host Symposium on Pharmaceutical Nanoformulations

Scientists Create the Largest Atomically Thin Gold Films to Make Electronics Weightless and Invisible

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

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