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Nanobiotix Announces EPO Issued Patent Protecting nanoXray Anticancer Platform

Nanobiotix, an emerging nanomedicine company focused on cancer therapy, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued Patent No. 1744789 to the Company, related to its "novel activable particles t...

From Nanobiotix 22 Sep 2008

UC Berkeley Researcher Recipient of NIH New Innovator Award

A University of California, Berkeley, researcher who studies cellular mechanics and biomaterials is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) award honoring innovative new scientists.

22 Sep 2008

Low-Cost Disposable Cartridges Could Speed Up Diagnosis and Treatment

Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly closing in on that goal. ...

21 Sep 2008

Natco Pharma Launches Nanotechnology Drug for Treatment of Breast Cancer

Natco Pharma, an Indian pharmaceutical company, has launched Albupax, its first nanotechnology drug. Albupax is the first generic version of the international brand – Abraxane of Abraxis BioSciences, USA, with sale...

20 Sep 2008

"Nano 101" Reaches Out to High School Students

Alexis Abramson, Ph.D., NorTech Fellow in Nanotechnology, Co-Director of the Nano-Network, and Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, will be speaking at six local...

20 Sep 2008

BioAlliance Pharma Receives Prestigious Award from the French State

BioAlliance Pharma SA, the specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of opportunistic infections in cancer and AIDS, today announced that Madame Dominique Costantini, President of the company's Execut...

20 Sep 2008

Applied Nanoscience to Assist EFP in Response to FDA Comments

Applied Nanoscience Inc., a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced that it has committed to fully assist its future merger partner Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. (EFP), the developer of...

From Applied Nanoscience Inc. 20 Sep 2008

Conducting DNA Tests Quickly and Inexpensively Using New "Lab on a Chip" Technology

Using new "lab on a chip" technology, James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.

20 Sep 2008

Turning Plant Cells into Medical Factories

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will coordinate the large EU research project called SmartCell. The four-year project focuses on developing methods for production of valuable pharmaceutical compounds using plant...

19 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Drug Delivery Market Expected to Garner $700-$800 Billion by 2015

Combating losses due to patent expiries has become a high priority for pharmaceutical companies. Investing in new drug delivery technologies is becoming a critical strategy for them to maintain a strong presence in this ...

19 Sep 2008