“Fighting Cancer with Nanotechnology” Wins Prestigious Telly Award
The UCSD NanoTumor Center (NTC) and the organization responsible for its education component -- NanoTecNexus formerly NanoBioNexus -- received the 2009 Bronze Telly Award for its video, entitled “Fighting Cancer with Nanotechnology.” Receiving over 13,000 entries annually from all 50 U.S. states and countries around the world, Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the web.
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UCSD researchers are developing a smart, multifunctional "mother ship" platform that will travel through the blood stream, home in on tumors and release their nanoparticle payloads. These nano devices may be used to identify and image tumors, take measurements, and then kill the tumors by releasing anti-cancer drugs on cue.
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The NTC, funded by the National Cancer Institute Alliance for Nanotechnology, is focusing on a “smart” multifunctional platform capable of targeting tumors and delivering payloads of therapeutics. “Education about the new field of cancer nanotechnology for professional and lay audiences is an integral part of our center,” said Sadik Esener, Ph.D., NTC Director. (View Award-winning Video - may take a moment to load.)
"I credit a strong vision from the NanoTumor Center, support from the NCI Alliance, and a high caliber production team for the success of this project,” said Adriana Vela, Founder and CEO of NanoTecNexus.
NTC and NanoTecNexus are currently organizing an international symposium focusing on “Automated Virus Detection and Analysis for Applications from Oncology to Bio-Weapon,” scheduled for July 28, 2009 in San Diego.
The symposium will gather experts from France, Mexico and the U.S. to discuss pioneering approaches employing high-resolution DMA (Differential Mobility Analyzer), a physical method that can be applied to the detection of many virus species, particles, and ions found in the environment or for cancer in humans and at-risk populations. For event details and registration visit www.nanotecnexus.org.