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New Intracellular Delivery Platform for Protein Therapy

Protein therapy - the delivery of healthy proteins directly into human cells to replace malfunctioning proteins - is considered one of the most direct and safe approaches for treating diseases. But its effectiveness has ...

18 Dec 2009

Collaboration to Explore Initiatives in Nanotherapeutics Research for New Drug-Delivery Systems

The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has announced a new collaboration with Japan-based NOF Corp. to explore initiatives in nanotherapeutics research for new drug-delivery systems. "CNSI is committed to ...

18 Dec 2009

Winter School Focuses on Micro and Nanotechnologies Applied to Cancer Research

There is still time until January 8 2010 to register for the second edition of the Alp NanoBio International School (ANIS2), which will be held in Sterzing/Vipiteno (Bozen, Italy) from 11 to 15 of January 2010, organized by the Centre of Excellence LATEMAR - funded by MIUR, in collaboration with the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK).

18 Dec 2009

Nanostart Takes Significant Ownership Position in BioMers

Nanostart AG has taken a significant ownership position in BioMers Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based medical technology company with a branch office in the U.S. The company is developing innovative new solutions for various bio...

From Coreo AG 17 Dec 2009

Funding Will Enhance Liquidia's PRINT Manufacturing Process

Liquidia Technologies, a privately-held nanotechnology company that develops and manufactures precisely engineered particles for improved delivery of biological and small molecule therapeutics, today announced it will re...

17 Dec 2009

Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres Have Applications in Energy, Medicine, Other Fields

A licensing agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and specialty glass provider Mo-Sci Corporation will make SRNL's unique Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microsphe...

17 Dec 2009

Putting New Light on Machinery Driving Intracellular Transport

Using new technology developed in his University of Oregon lab, chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning have captured what they describe as well-orchestrated, actin-driven, mitochondrial movement within a single cell.

17 Dec 2009

PURE's Mission is to Search for Biomarkers for Various Diseases

At the Ruhr University Bochum, the European Protein Research Institute PURE (Protein Research Unit Ruhr within Europe) is being set up with more than 37 million Euros state funding. PURE's mission is to search for pr...

16 Dec 2009

WaferGen Biosystem Launches Human MicroRNA Panel for Service for Gene-Expression Profiling Using SmartChip

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that it will be launching the Human MicroRNA Panel for its innovative service for ge...

From Takara Bio USA, Inc. 16 Dec 2009

Nanotherapeutics Acquires in Bankruptcy Proceedings Two Late Stage Clinical Programs

Nanotherapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has acquired in bankruptcy proceedings two late stage clinical programs: Ramoplanin from Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation and PRX-3140 from EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ramoplanin - an oral antibiotic for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) - is entering Phase 3 trials.

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 16 Dec 2009