Health Protection Agency Launches new Research Centre for Studying Nanotoxicology 25 July 2008 The Agency is collaborating with universities and the MRC Toxicology Unit to study the possible health effects of human exposure to nanoparticles.
Luna Awarded NIH Grant to Apply Nanotechnology to Allergy Treatment 24 July 2008 Grant to identify and analyze nanomedicine prototypes for treating allergies and other inflammatory diseases.
Ceres Nanosciences to Develop Nanotechnology Products for Health Care, Industry and Government Applications 22 July 2008 A unique affiliation of national and international scientists, university and government research laboratories, and entrepreneurs has launched Ceres Nanosciences.
SurModics and Brookwood License Nanotechnology Drug Delivery System 15 July 2008 SurModics’ subsidiary, Brookwood, gains exclusive rights to all pharmaceutical applications of the lipid nanoparticle technology from PharmaSol.
New Data Demonstrates 5-FU Personalized Chemotherapy Management Assay Provides Similar Performance to More Complicated LC-MS/MS 26 June 2008 A new blood test may make it easier to measure and personalize 5-FU dosing for patients undergoing infusion chemotherapy regimens.
iCeutica Completes GMP Scale-Up for its Nano-Sized Products 24 June 2008 iCeutica has used its nano-sizing technology to manufacture the first GMP clinical supplies for its partner, Iroko Pharmaceuticals.
Nanotechnology, Biomolecules and Light Unite to 'Cook' Cancer Cells 17 June 2008 Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes.
FEI and Shimadzu Corporation Announce Sales Agreement in Japan 03 June 2008 Shimadzu to provide sales for FEI Quanta and Inspect family of scanning electron microscopes in Japan.