Nanospectra Biosciences Inc. , Houston, Texas   Business: Cancer   Hired: John Stroh as president, CEO and a director, formerly interim CEO of CryoFem Inc.; he succeeds former CEO J. Don Payne, who departed  ...

There has been an enormous amount of hype around nanotechnology since the concept first gained currency in the biomedical field about a decade ago. Now that nanotech-derived therapeutics are entering or nearing the clinic - including...

Boston Biomedica Inc. (BBII), West Bridgewater, Mass.   Business: Diagnostic, Supply/Service   Appointed: J. Donald Payne, president of Nanospectra Biosciences Inc.  ...

Photodynamic therapy against cancers or other proliferative diseases has met with some therapeutic success. However, it uses toxic substances and its application is limited by the wavelengths of light employed, which do not penetrate human...

Nanospectra Biosciences Inc. Houston, Texas Technology: Photo-thermal therapy directed via light-absorbing nanoparticles Disease focus: Cancer and ophthalmology Clinical status: Preclinical Founded: 2001 by Jennifer West, Naomi Halas and Dan Watkins Corporate partners: None University collaborators:...