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Applied DNA Sciences Acquires Vandalia’s Assets

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.

14 Sep 2015

NanoString to Unveil Strategic Roadmap to Expand Market for nCounter Analysis System

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.

14 Sep 2015

Scientists Genetically Modify White Blood Cells to Treat Degenerative Neurological Disorders

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.

14 Sep 2015

NAS Honors Northwestern University Nanoscientist with Sackler Prize in Convergence Research

Northwestern University scientist Chad A. Mirkin, one of the world's leaders in nanotechnology research and its application, has been awarded the inaugural $400,000 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

14 Sep 2015

Chip-Based Model Produces Low Cost, Tissue-Engineered Pseudo-Organ

Scientists have developed a new technique that produces a user friendly, low cost, tissue-engineered pseudo-organ. The chip-based model produces a faithful mimic of the in vivo liver inside a scalable fluid-handling device, demonstrating proof of principle for toxicology tests and opening up potential use in drug testing and personalised medicine.

11 Sep 2015

TechAccel-Kansas State Agreement Secures License for ‘Doubled-Stranded RNA-Based Nanoparticles for Insect Gene Silencing’

Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel), today announced two deals to advance scientific discoveries in the agriculture sector. TechAccel is a private capital development company created in August 2014 to invest in, acquire and advance discoveries in agriculture, animal health and food ingredient sectors.

10 Sep 2015

Portable Aptasensor for Mycotoxin Contamination Detection Wins EAS Award for Clarkson Student

A Clarkson University chemistry doctoral student has received an Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Graduate Student Research Award for her design and development of a portable aptasensor for rapid visual detection of mycotoxin contamination.

10 Sep 2015

Tiny ‘Nanopore’ Scanners for Early Diagnosis of Cancer Biomarkers

Using tiny “nanopore” scanners that can detect individual DNA molecules, Professor Amit Meller and colleagues are on the hunt for biological markers in cancer cells that may help clinicians diagnose colorectal and lung cancers at their earliest stages.

10 Sep 2015

Caltech Team Successfully Creates Co-assembled Protein-DNA Nanowires

The ability to custom design biological materials such as protein and DNA opens up technological possibilities that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. For example, synthetic structures made of DNA could one day be used to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumor cells, and customized proteins could be designed to specifically attack a certain kind of virus.

4 Sep 2015

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Applied DNA Sciences Acquires Vandalia’s Assets

NanoString to Unveil Strategic Roadmap to Expand Market for nCounter Analysis System

Scientists Genetically Modify White Blood Cells to Treat Degenerative Neurological Disorders

NAS Honors Northwestern University Nanoscientist with Sackler Prize in Convergence Research

Chip-Based Model Produces Low Cost, Tissue-Engineered Pseudo-Organ

TechAccel-Kansas State Agreement Secures License for ‘Doubled-Stranded RNA-Based Nanoparticles for Insect Gene Silencing’

Portable Aptasensor for Mycotoxin Contamination Detection Wins EAS Award for Clarkson Student

Tiny ‘Nanopore’ Scanners for Early Diagnosis of Cancer Biomarkers

Caltech Team Successfully Creates Co-assembled Protein-DNA Nanowires

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