12/13/2002 Capsulution NanoScience AG, a German developer of micro- and nano-based drug-delivery and diagnostics systems, said it has been granted several international patents.
12/12/2002 DEC. 12--NEW ORLEANS, La--New data demonstrating how Pall Corp.'s Mustang membrane chromatography technology speeds virus removal and improves safety of drug production were presented at the annual Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) meeting.
12/12/2002 Nanotechnology may be the next big thing, but that doesn’t mean nanotech startups are getting funded. Numbers are hard to come by, but one estimate says only 20 nanotech deals were done in the first half of 2002, and the pace has not quickened. “The private capital hasn’t flowed in quite as aggressively” as expected, said Nathan Tinker of the NanoBusiness Alliance.
12/11/2002 DEC. 11-ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST), has released the latest addition to its Contamination Control Recommended Practice (RP) publications: IEST-RP-CC016.2: The Rate of Deposition of Nonvolatile Residue in Cleanrooms.
12/11/2002 Dec. 11, 2002 - Wilmington, DE, and Ewing, NJ - DuPont Displays, a business unit of DuPont and a developer and manufacturer of polymer OLED displays, together with Universal Display Corp. (UDC), an innovator of OLED technologies, have signed a joint development agreement to create a new generation of soluble OLED materials and technology.
12/11/2002 Dec. 11, 2002 - Taipei, Taiwan - Germany-based Infineon Technologies AG said it will sell its 30% stake in Taiwan's ProMOS Technologies Inc. and stop buying from the joint venture.
12/11/2002 DEC. 11--GOLDEN, Colo.--Isonics Corp., a developer of isotopically engineered semiconductor materials for life sciences and health care applications, has received an order for silicon-28 trichlorosilane from Silex Systems Limited.
12/11/2002 Scientists say they have conquered technical challenges that have stymied attempts to put quantum dots to work in biological imaging. A trio of recent publications herald new achievements in using the inorganic fluorescent probes to shed light on cellular processes that have until now been viewed only briefly and dimly with the aid of organic dyes.
12/11/2002 Zia Laser Inc., an Albuquerque, N.M., developer of quantum dot lasers, has received $5.5 million in an ongoing second round of financing, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal. Investors in the round include RWI Group and Prism Venture Partners. Both are existing investors.
12/11/2002 Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a Reno, Nev., supplier of nanocrystalline materials, announced that its stock will continue trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market at least through June 2, 2003.
12/10/2002 DEC. 9--SAN MATEO, Calif.-- Deloitte Consulting and Siebel Systems, Inc. have collaborated to form Braxton and Siebel Systems Inc., a merger that will design and produce a complaints management solution prototype for medical device companies.
12/10/2002 DEC. 10--IRVINE, Calif.--Newport Corp. has opened of a 42,000-square-foot optics manufacturing facility to for the company's growing Newpport Precision Optics (NPO) Business.
12/10/2002 The research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense earmarked more than $124 million of its 2003 budget specifically for MEMS, microsystems and nanotechnology, and listed programs totaling $805 million that likely involve small tech, according to a Small Times review.
12/10/2002 Graffinity Pharmaceuticals AG, German microarray drug discovery platform developer, said it has named Klaus Schollmeier chief executive officer starting Jan. 1.
12/10/2002 A new Massachusetts-based firm said it plans to develop and sell low-power, battery-operable wireless sensor network systems for commercial, industrial, agricultural and security industries.
