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Heinrich Rohrer, physicist, dies at 79; helped open door to nanotechnology

Heinrich Rohrer, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing a microscope that made it possible to see individual atoms and move them around, an achievement that led to vastly faster computing and greatly advanced molecular biology, died...

Senior Scientific Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for the Detection, Measurement and Imaging of Cancer Cells Using Nanoparticles

Manhattan Scientifics Subsidiary Expands Patent Portfolio Senior Scientific, LLC, a unit of Manhattan Scientifics (OTCQB: MHTX) and a developer of molecular imaging and nanobiotechnology for the early detection and localization of cancer and other human diseases, today announced that the United States Patent Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,...

Russia's Nanotech Research Could Take Hit From Putin Power Flexing

Russia's reliance on nanotechnology as a way to spur innovation in pharmaceuticals at Rusnano and Skolkovo could take a hit as the sector gets sucked into flexing of power at the top of the government.

Biodetection Technologies 2013 and Oak Ridge National Lab’s Biosurveillance Symposium to Bring Together Leading Organizations in Alexandria, VA from June 17-19, 2013

Knowledge Foundation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory brings the 2nd Biosurveillance Symposium and Biodetection Technologies 2013 to Alexandria, VA on June 17 - 19, 2013. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Industry leaders from around the world will convene in Alexandria, VA for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biosurveillance Symposium on June 17th which will take place at the Hilton Alexandr...

Advance Made In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole....

BIO Joins Coalition of Small Business Innovators

CSBI Encourages a Tax Code that Promotes Economic Growth and Creates Jobs The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today it has joined the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI). CSBI is a national, non-partisan coalition of organizations dedicated to stimulating sustained, private investment in small, highly innovative com...

Liquidia Technologies Announces Extension of Collaboration with PATH to Develop Next Generation Pneumococcal Vaccine

Company’s Virtual Conjugate Vaccine Program Shows Promise Liquidia Technologies today announced that its collaborative agreement with PATH, a global health nonprofit organization, has been extended. The extension of this agreement allows for the continuation of preclinical proof-of-concept studies on a next generation pneumococcal vaccine. If success...

Nanonex Announces the Shipment and Installation of an Innovative Nanoimprint Lithography System for Fully Automated Manufacturing

NANONEX CORPORATION, a pioneer and leading company in nanoimprint solutions, today announced the successful delivery and installation of a new nanoimprint lithography (NIL) manufacturing system, the NX-M200B, to a major Japanese manufacturing company. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 NANONEX CORPORATION, a pioneer and leading company in nanoimprint solutions, today announced the successful delivery and insta...

How nanotechnology could keep your heart healthy

Since the heart is such a delicate and critical organ, clinicians usually opt not to intervene with the dead cells that remain after a heart attack or cardiac disease. (Phys.org)

Advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole....

Penn research makes advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique

(University of Pennsylvania) The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threade...

Founder, Prof. Stephen Chou to Give Tutorial on Nanoimprint at IEEE Nano 2013

Dr. Stephen Y. Chou, Founder of Nanonex Corporation, will be giving a tutorial titled “Nanoimprint Lithography and Applications” at IEEE Nano 2013 in Beijing, China, on August 5th 2013. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Dr. Stephen Y. Chou, Founder of Nanonex Corporation, will be giving a tutorial titled “Nanoimprint Lithography and Applications” at IEEE Nano 2013 in Beijing, China, on August 5th 2013...

Nanomal present handheld device for rapid detection of malaria and drug resistance at BioMalPar

Today Nanomal lead Professor Sanjeev Krishna of St George’s, University of London will be presenting the consortium’s ground-breaking handheld device for rapid detection of malaria infection and drug resistance at the 9th Annual BioMalPar...

Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

RainDance Attracts Top-Tier Commercial Leadership to Accelerate Global Growth

Jay Therrien, Ph.D. joins as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Roger Schaller as Business Leader of Next-Generation Sequencing and Yafei Liu, Ph.D. as Head of Commercial Operations for Asia-Pacific RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, has announced several high-profile additions to its commercial leadership team. Ind...

UBM Canon and MD+DI, the Global MedTech Authorities, Announce Dr. Robert Langer as the 2013 MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), the MedTech Industry's Premier Awards Program, has announced Dr. Robert Langer as the recipient of the 2013 MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award. This award goes to an individual whose contributions over a long career in the MedTech industry have had a significant and demonstrable impact on tech...

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York Enters Site License Agreement with 2Market Information Inc., Publisher of Technology Transfer Tactics

2Market Information Inc., publisher of Technology Transfer Tactics newsletter and producer of distance learning programs for technology transfer professionals, has announced a system-wide license agreement with The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF). Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 The agreement enables the RF to provide commercialization staff across the entire S...

Pitt chemists demonstrate nanoscale alloys so bright they could have potential medical applications

PITTSBURGH—Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanom...

Chemists demonstrate nanoscale alloys so bright they could have potential medical applications

Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanometer scale --...

Quantum Materials Corp Moves Quantum Dot Labs to STAR Park, San Marcos, TX

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Materials Corporation (OTCQB:QTMM) has chosen to relocate its tetrapod quantum dot laboratories to San Marcos, Texas to take advantage of facilities at STAR Park (Science, Technology and Academic Research Park). STAR Park is a non-profit incubator with roots from nearby Texas State University, the fifth largest university in Texas...

SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investment

Israeli Company NeuroQuest will form U.S. Affiliate in S.C. SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program approved a first round investment in Israeli company NeuroQuest at last week’s investment board meeting. NeuroQuest, currently operating in Israel, will establish its U.S. affiliate and clinical development center in South Carolina. This move mak...

DARPA awards $6 million to develop nanotechnology therapies for traumatic brain injuries

DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has awarded $6 million to a team of researchers to develop nanotechnology therapies for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and associated infections. (Nanowerk)

Graphene joins the race to redefine the ampere

A new joint innovation by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Cambridge could pave the way for redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics. The world's first graphene single-electron pump (SEP), describ...

Kala Ready To Head Into Clinic With Topical Kinase Inhibitor For Wet AMD

Biotech hopes to improve upon injectable ophthalmology drugs with a nanotech-based topical drug that will provide less discomfort, while providing better targeting and lower dosing.

Arrowhead Reports Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Financial Results

- Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), a targeted therapeutics company, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 31, 2013. The company is hosting a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss results. To participate, pleas...