Researchers from the University of California San Diego tested whether algae could improve the delivery of antibiotics to treat cases of bacterial pneumonia.
N4 Pharma creates DNA and RNA transfection technology using silica nanoparticles with an irregular surface, which traps and protects nucleic acid during its journey to cells.
Denmark's Novozymes has renewed and extended its collaboration with
UK-based biotech Upperton Limited on a drug delivery system that
exploits the natural binding properties of recombinant protein
nanoparticles to improve compound...
Midatech, the UK group exploring the therapeutic and diagnostic
applications of nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles, scaffolds
for synthetic vaccines or antibiotics and non-invasive imaging
agents, is hoping to put its first product...
The UK's Midatech Group has opened what it describes as "the
world's first cGMP-grade manufacturing plant for the production of
nanoparticles at a scale commensurate with pharmaceutical
applications".
Researchers have discovered that using nanotechnology could help
reduce fatalities from drug overdoses, as nanoparticles can act as
potential antidotes.
A recently-launched project by the European Union is aiming to
demonstrate once and for all whether nanoparticles - which underpin
the emerging discipline of nanotechnology - are safe, reports
Phil Taylor.
A report by the UK's Health and Safety Executive has concluded that
the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging
nanotechnology industry has not been fully assessed.
