European funding for research on biomolecular nanomachines
...edicine, for example, nanorobots could be used for diagnostics on the level of single cells, for drug delivery to specific target cells, and for noninvasive surgery of very small regions of the human body. Likewise, such robots would represent important components for the development of nano-scale manufacturing....MIT's nanoprinter could mass-produce nano-devices
...Alzheimer's." Another benefit would be large-scale diagnostics that could provide useful information about disease. Take diabetes. "We don't know if it's genetic. The only way to find out is to test a lot of people," said Stellacci. "The more we test with microarrays, the more we know about illnesses, and the mo...TGen awarded $7.1 million to accelerate brain disease research
...t causes responsible for certain disorders so that diagnostics and treatments can be developed that have a direct impact on the disease mechanisms. The Microarray Consortium initially received $9 million from the NIH from June 2002 to June 2005, and the new funding will be approximately $25 million over the next...Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. acquires NanoBiomics, Inc.
...sion is to develop and commercialize genomic-based diagnostics utilizing nanoscale-processing technologies create...oBiomics bring to bear create a stronger molecular diagnostics products and services company with a clear commercialization path," said Peter Slate, the CEO of AzT...Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program
... biology, and in developing the next generation of diagnostics and medicines for treating human diseases," Montelione said. NESG is a Rutgers-led collaborative research partnership of more than 15 principal investigators and 120 scientists at nine universities and other research facilities. Approximately $20 mil...Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target
...ny offering novel digital technologies for in situ diagnostics developed at Yale School of Medicine. It enables researchers to localize and quantify proteins in tissue while maintaining spatial relationships--a process that was previously impossible with conventional methods of pathology analysis and which vastl...A step toward the $1,000 personal genome using readily available lab equipment
...man genome should allow prioritization of detailed diagnostics and therapeutics, as is already happening with cancer," Church said. The Church lab is a member of the genome sequencing technology development project of the NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute....Medical leaders meet to commemorate National Biocontainment Lab construction start
...important scientific work to develop new vaccines, diagnostics and treatments for diseases like anthrax, plague, hemorrhagic fevers, typhus, West Nile fever, SARS, influenza and drug-resistant tuberculosis," he said. Once completed, the six-story structure will house more than 12,000 square feet of maximum-conta...Patents for protein biomarker Discovery
...overy and development of next generation molecular diagnostics that will revolutionize the development of innovative treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases, and that will make health care more personalized and predictive. The company was founded late 2004 by Dr. Koen Kas, Dr. Joel Vandekerckhove and VIB......ms to speed the development of metastasis-specific diagnostics and therapeutics, will receive $860,000 over five years to study how to predict which tumours in the breast will spread to bone. "There is no model so far that allows you to predict that this tumour will go to bone, that this one will go somewhere e...National Soybean Rust Symposium to be held in Nashville
...ybean rust including: Detection, prediction, and diagnostics for soybean rust Soybean rust management Germplasm Enhancement Biotechnology of soybean rust The technical program begins at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. CT) on November 15 and ends at noon on November 16. The full program can be found at www.aps...US government $20M NIAID grant funds Proteome Systems' 'catalytic scavenger compounds'
...leading medical technology company specializing in diagnostics and therapeutics, and its US partners today announced to the US investor community they have been awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant to develop its "scavenger drugs" to treat radiation exposure caused by terrorist attacks or industria...Nanoparticles, nanoshells, nanotubes: How tiny specks may provide powerful tools against cancer
...y have a chance to become life-threatening. While diagnostics and approved therapies are years away, several are nearing clinical studies, while a few already are being tested in patients.A press conference on "Advances in Nanotechnology for Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment" is being featured at the "Molecular ...Australian-based international medical diagnostics company, Panbio Limited (ASX: PBO) today announced the achievement of the first key milestone in the commercialisation of its Homogeneous Assay technology. Panbio Executive Chairman Mr John Lee announced that Panbio's Advanced Technologies research t...NIH launches comprehensive effort to explore cancer genomics
... use the data in their own research to develop new diagnostics and therapies for different cancers. Recognizing that not all technologies needed for high-throughput, cost-effective analysis of the cancer genome are already in hand, TCGA also will support new technology development. Some of these methods will fo...Breaking the mold: Research teams sequence three fungus genomes
...gatus genes with the potential to generate better diagnostics and treatment for fungal infection. "This genome sequence is going to be central for developing tools for effectively managing A. fumigatus infections as they become more prevalent in the aging population," predicts first author William Nierman, a ...ASM Biodefense Research Meeting
...es vaccine development and testing, new and faster diagnostics for biothreat agents, and new treatments for potential biowarfare agents. The meeting will also focus on better understanding of potential modes of disease transmission and factor affecting both bacterial and viral virulence. The first day of the ...Biodesign and TGen form joint Center for Systems and Computational Biology
To help usher in a new era of molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, ASU's Biodesign Institu... TGen, our focus is entirely on developing earlier diagnostics and smarter treatments," said Trent. "This new collaboration leverages the fast-growing field of com...New survey sheds light on MS Therapy
...eas of oncology, gastroenterology, women's health, diagnostics and neurology. Berlex also markets diagnostic imaging agents, innovative treatments in the areas of female health care and oncology, as well as specialized therapeutics for life-threatening and disabling diseases of the central nervous system and ca...UCI to study mitochondrial role in diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease
...Americans and creating an acute need for effective diagnostics and therapeutics. "Our receipt of this prestigious Doris Duke Charitable Foundation award is the direct consequence of UCI's vision of becoming a world leader for the new biomedical discipline of mitochondrial medicine," said Wallace, director of the...