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World-Class Center for Biomedical and Nanomedical Research to be Built by Mexico City Government

The government of Mexico City today announced it will build a world-class center for biomedical and nanomedical research, called Campus Biometropolis. The center for medical research and development will be integrated wi...

1 Dec 2009

Carbon Nanotubes for Detection and Destruction of Breast Cancer

Single-walled nanotubes-cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter-have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 1 Dec 2009

Researchers Take Initial Look at Ion Channels in a Model System

Before one of your muscles can twitch, before the thought telling it to flex can race down your nerve, a tiny floodgate of sorts-called an ion channel-must open in the surface of each cell in these organs to let in the chemical signals that spur the cell to action.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 1 Dec 2009

MagForce Nanotechnologies Submits Application for European Regulatory Approval of Nano-Cancer Therapy

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG, the Berlin-based medical nanotechnology company, majority-owned by Nanostart AG, has submitted its application for the European regulatory approval of its Nano-Cancer® therapy. The ap...

From MagForce Nanotechnologies AG 1 Dec 2009

Exploring the Synergies in Moving Oil and Pumping Blood

Scientists and engineers from two of the nation's largest industries - medicine and energy - will come together Dec. 7 with leading academicians to explore the synergies in moving oil and pumping blood. Much like...

30 Nov 2009

MagForce Commences Conformity Assessment Procedure for its Nano-Cancer Therapy

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG has submitted the product file for NanoTherm® to Medcert GmbH, the medical certification and testing company which serves as Notified Body for the certification of medical products. With ...

30 Nov 2009

Delivering the Right Therapy Directly to Tumors Using Special Molecules

Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have devised a way th...

30 Nov 2009

Project to Improve NMR for Structural Biology

In structural biology, the only technique available to predict the three dimensional structure of large complex molecules in solution, such as proteins and DNA, is NMR spectroscopy. To catalyze improvements in the techniques behind these predictions, the "eNMR" project has launched a new initiative.

30 Nov 2009

Company to Initiate Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotube-Based Cancer Drug Delivery System in India

Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the w...

27 Nov 2009

Project Aims to Promote Application of Nanotechnology to Health

The EU ERA-NET initiative EuroNanoMed will support eight transnational research projects with EUR 17 million based on the result of its first call for proposals, which was launched in May 2009 to promote collaborative an...

26 Nov 2009