Reducing ‘Bad’ LDL Cholesterol by Silencing Disease Causing Genes As we told our readers last week, industry observers and Wall Street Analysts both feel that the RNAi space will heat up significantly in 2013. To that point, both Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: TKMR) (TSX: TKM) started February off with news. First, Alnylam announced that it has ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Blend Therapeutics Scientific Co-Founder Professor Robert Langer Awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Blend Therapeutics Scientific Co-Founder Professor Robert Langer Awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation -Blend Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering novel medicines by integrating its novel drug discovery and nanotechnology, announced today that its scientific co-founder, Robert S. Langer, ScD, David H Koch Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation ... Read More »
Medical Device Using Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK Receives First FDA Spinal 510(K) Approval
Medical Device Using Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK Receives First FDA Spinal 510(K) Approval K7C™ Cervical Spacer Gains Intervertebral Body Fusion Clearance -K7 LLC’s K7C™ Cervical Spacer, a spinal implant device using Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK (polyetheretherketone), has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 510(k) approval for use as an Intervertebral Body Fusion (IBF) device. “Creating innovative solutions for our ... Read More »
Trends in Nanoscience 2013
Trends in Nanoscience 2013 Click Here to Visit the Website Organiser: University of Konstanz Location: Kloster Irsee, Germany Start Date: February 24, 2013 Close Date: February 28, 2013 Description: The 4th International Symposium “Trends in Nanoscience 2013″ will bring together scientists from chemistry, physics, and biology addressing experimental as well as theoretical issues of the topics given below. The ... Read More »
AMN6
AMN6 – Sixth International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Click Here to Visit the Website Organiser: University of Auckland Business School Location: Auckland, New Zealand Start Date: February 11, 2013 Close Date: February 15, 2013 Description: The AMN conferences are biennial events and have developed a strong reputation over the past decade for bringing together leading researchers at ... Read More »
Nanotechnology – What is it, and what has it ever done for us?
10th February 2013, 14:15, Holgate House, Grey College Given by Dr Del Atkinson, Reader in the Department of Physics, this public talk will introduce nanotechnology – what it is, how things are made with nanoscale dimensions. The talk will outline some of the many uses and benefits that nanotechnology has for society Contact secretary@greyscr.co.uk for more information about this event. ... Read More »
5 Nanotechnology Companies I Would Like to Work At
5 Nanotechnology Companies I Would Like to Work At 01 Feb 2013 | By Paulina Kociszewski Chemical Engineers are needed in many industries including Nanotechnology, so there are a lot of job opportunities out there. That being said, if one was to decide to work for a Nanotechnology company, which should he or she choose? Which companies offer a rewarding career and which ... Read More »
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