CeloNova BioSciences, Inc. (CN) has announced that it enrolled the first patient in its multicenter e-COBRA clinical study in France. This prospective registry will further assess the safety and efficacy of the novel COBRA PzF coronary stent system in real world and complex patients with heart disease.
NantPharma, LLC, a subsidiary of NantWorks, LLC, having recently acquired the pharmaceutical product nant-paclitaxel (formerly Cynviloq), today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Amgen Inc. for AMG 337. Under the agreement, NantPharma acquired the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize worldwide, excluding Japan, Russia and certain other Central Asian countries, AMG 337, a phase 2 small molecule inhibitor of the cell surface enzyme c-Met, an important target for cancer therapy.
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Blueshift International Materials, Inc., creators of best-in-class, state-of-the-art, lightweight materials, today announced a 50 micron thickness of AeroZero™, a lightweight, 100 percent-polymer aerogel that is easily incorporated into electronics and composites. The thinner AeroZero Film enables lightweight, higher-performing products, with superior insulation and RF capabilities.
In collaboration with researchers from the renowned universities Harvard, EPFL (Switzerland), and Yale, BASF scientists developed a new process that makes amorphous nanoparticles with increased solubility. This improves the efficient uptake of drugs, for example, in the human body. Without such processing drug molecules would arrange in the form of crystals, which are difficult to dissolve. Due to poor solubility in many cases the development of innovative drugs has been discontinued.
A US-Ireland partnership involving researchers at Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded £2.9m to develop new treatments for pancreatic cancer, which is the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK.
Researchers at the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have revealed that excellent quality magnetic thin films can be produced using 2D crystals, also known as nanosheets, allowing the preferred direction of the magnetism to be controlled locally.
By Beth Ellison
14 Sep 2015
The Spectroline® PC-4420A UV EPROM/Wafer Erasing System is a high-intensity unit with a large load capacity. It produces a nominal initial short-wave UV (254 nm) intensity of 46,000 µW/cm2 to ensure quick and complete erasure of programmed memory from every EPROM chip or wafer. This high-efficiency unit can complete an erasing cycle in just 4 minutes.
Cellular mitosis depends in part on small organelles that extend spindles to pull apart chromosome pairs. Before they can perform this and other essential tasks, these tiny cylindrical structures -- known as centrioles in animals and spindle pole bodies (SPBs) in yeast -- must themselves duplicate.
A NIMS research team successfully identified the atoms and common defects existing at the most stable surface of the anatase form of titanium dioxide by characterizing this material at the atomic scale with scanning probe microscopy. This work was published under open access policy in the online version of Nature Communications on June 29, 2015.
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (Twitter: @APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology, product genotyping services and product authentication solutions, announced that it has acquired the assets of privately held Vandalia Research, Inc. for $1.5 million in cash.
At a meeting with analysts and investors today, members of the senior management team of NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, plan to unveil the company's strategic roadmap to drive continued growth and expand the market for its nCounter® Analysis System and the related product portfolio.
As a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created smarter immune cells that produce and deliver a healing protein to the brain while also teaching neurons to begin making the protein for themselves.
An overview of regulatory solutions worldwide on the use of nanotechnology in food and feed production shows a differing approach: only the EU and Switzerland have nano-specific provisions incorporated in existing legislation, whereas other countries count on non-legally binding guidance and standards for industry. Collaboration among countries across the globe is required to share information and ensure protection for people and the environment, according to a JRC co-authored paper.
In the question of curly versus straight, new evidence suggests curly wins – at least in the world of nanowires. Researchers from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, have shown that twisting straight nanowires into springs can increase the amount of light the wires absorb by up to 23 percent. Absorbing more light is important because one application of nanowires is turning light into electricity, for example to power tiny devices.