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MonoSol Rx and Nanomedicine Firm Midatech Form Joint Venture Company

Midatech, a nanomedicine company developing MidaForm nanoparticle excipients, and MonoSol Rx, a company developing PharmFilm drug delivery technology, have formed a joint venture company, MidaSol Therapeutics.

9 Jan 2012

Tetragenetics Reports Preclinical Study Results of Nanoparticle-Based Influenza Vaccine

Tetragenetics, a developer of recombinant vaccines, has presented preclinical study findings of an influenza vaccine candidate based on nanoparticles.

7 Jan 2012

Alnylam Reports Positive Results for Nanotech-Enabled RNAi Therapeutic Targeting PCSK9

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in novel RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, has announced that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has reported encouraging initial results from its continuing human clinical study of a target-specific RNAi therapeutic for PCSK9 called ALN-PCS for treatment of dangerous hypercholesterolemia using the lipid nanoparticle technology of Tekmira.

7 Jan 2012

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

Nanomedicine News

MonoSol Rx and Nanomedicine Firm Midatech Form Joint Venture Company

Tetragenetics Reports Preclinical Study Results of Nanoparticle-Based Influenza Vaccine

Alnylam Reports Positive Results for Nanotech-Enabled RNAi Therapeutic Targeting PCSK9

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

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

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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