| Recent North Carolina News | Chapel Hill, NC -- Since arriving at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990, a fresh-out-of-grad-school assistant professor, DeSimone has become one of the nation's premier scientists -- the youngest member named to the National Academy of Engineering and, last summer, winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which many consider a step to the Nobel. December 28, 2008 - News and Observer | Raleigh, NC -- NanoVector, Inc. announced that it has licensed the plant virus nanoparticle drug delivery system developed by Professors’ Stefan Franzen and Steven Lommel from North Carolina State University. “This is breakaway technology that will finally provide the highly sought after selective targeting of tumors and intracellular delivery of anti-cancer agents for improved efficacy and fewer unpleasant side effects,” said Albert Bender, Ph.D., NanoVector CEO. December 2, 2008 - NanoWerk News | Raleigh, NC -- A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create new devices that can be implanted into the human body – including blood glucose sensors for diabetics and artificial hemo-dialysis membranes that can scrub impurities from the blood. November 11, 2008 - NCSU News | Cary, NC -- Trana Discovery, Inc., a drug discovery technology company, today announced plans for the development of a new High-Throughput Screening (HTS) assay capable of selectively identifying compounds that inhibit the reproduction of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria through a unique mechanism of action: the target pathogen’s ability to use transfer RNA (tRNA) in replication. October 08, 2008 - Business Wire | Winston-Salem, NC -- Using what they call a “lab-on-bead” approach, Wake Forest University researchers are seeking to use nanotechnology as a means to discover new cancer-fighting drugs. October 06, 2008 -- WRAL news | Raleigh, NC -- North Carolina State University is launching a development center for a new system that uses an environmentally friendly process to apply water repellent, stain repellent and moisture management properties to apparel and other common textiles.
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| Boone, NC —Tonya Coffey and Phil Russell have received more than $380,000 from the National Science Foundation to purchase two atomic force microscopes (AFM) that will facilitate nanoscience education, research and outreach at Appalachian State University. September 29, 2008 - Appalachian State University News | Durham, NC -- The National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency have awarded "4.4 million to create the Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) to explore the potential ecological hazards of nanoparticles. September 18, 2008 - Duke University Office of News and Communications. | Greensboro, NC - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCAT) will lead the research in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and the University of Cincinnati (UC). The consortium will create orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular devices for adults and children that adapt to a patient’s anatomy and dissolve when no longer needed. September 6,2008 - nanotechwire.com | | To access the archived news, click here |
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