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BIND Biosciences Begins Phase I Clinical Trial of Targeted Polymeric Nanoparticle

BIND Biosciences announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of BIND-014 in cancer patients.

11 Jan 2011

MIT Researchers Show Drugs Enclosed with Nanoparticles Treat Tumor Effectively

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have shown that they can deliver the cancer drug cisplatin much more effectively and safely in a form that has been encapsulated in a nanoparticle targeted to prostate tumor cells and is activated once it reaches its target.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11 Jan 2011

Scientists Create Nanoparticles That Mimic Few Properties of Red Blood Cells

A team of scientists has created particles that closely mirror some of the key properties of red blood cells, potentially helping pave the way for the development of synthetic blood. The new discovery – outlined...

11 Jan 2011

Researcher Works to Identify Variety of Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection

Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, a Florida State University researcher is working to identify a variety of "biomarkers" that might provide earlier warnings of the presence of breast and prostate cancers.

11 Jan 2011

Rensselaer Engineers Develop Nano-Based Liquid Pistons

A few unassuming drops of liquid locked in a very precise game of "follow the leader" could one day be found in mobile phone cameras, medical imaging equipment, implantable drug delivery devices, and even implantable eye lenses.

11 Jan 2011

Molecular Medicine Can Restore Lost Sight in Aged People

While age-related vision loss of catastrophic proportions is predicted in coming decades, rising from 17 million patients today to 55 million by the year 2050, it's possible this catastrophe could be averted and lost...

11 Jan 2011

Iroko Pharma Reports Positive Trial Results of Nanotechnology Formulated Naproxen

Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC today reported the results of the Phase I clinical study of its unique formulation of naproxen, a widely used pain medication, using proprietary, patent protected nanotechnology.

7 Jan 2011

MonoSol, Midatech Announce Positive Study Results of Nano-Based Oral Insulin Formulation

MonoSol Rx, the developer of PharmFilm® drug delivery technology, and Midatech Group Ltd, a global leader and centre of excellence for the design, development, synthesis and manufacture of nanomedicines, today announced positive results from a pre-clinical study of insulin PharmFilm, the first-ever oral insulin film formulation to transbuccally deliver an active therapeutic dose of insulin in a diet-induced diabetic primate model.

5 Jan 2011

New Research Report on Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery - Technological Improvements and Novel Approaches to Fulfill High Potential. Summary GBI R...

5 Jan 2011

MIT Researchers Say That New Scientific Research Model Focuses on Biomedicine

A new model for scientific research known as "convergence" offers the potential for revolutionary advances in biomedicine and other areas of science, according to a white paper issued today by 12 leading MIT researchers.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 Jan 2011