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The 10th annual meeting of the CRS Israeli Local Chapter (ICRS), “20 Years of Excellent Research and Translation,” was held in Maalot, in the north of Israel, on September From left to right: Yechezkel (Chezy) Barenholz (Hebrew University), Phil Low (Purdue University), Alan Packard (Harvard…
This article briefly summarizes novel aspects of selected United States (U.S.) patents involving controlled release or delivery that were issued from January 1 to June 30, 2016. Patents are loosely categorized into selected subject areas, but most have potentially broader applicability. Greater…
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist, and aviator. He lived from 1900 to 1944. He came to mind as I considered the energies and inspired work noted in this issue’s interview with Prof. Ali Khademhosseini. Saint-Exupéry shared insightful and inspiring thoughts…
Ali KhademhosseiniProf. Ali Khademhosseini is a professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member at the Harvard–Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Division of Health Science and Technology and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as an…
Introduction Therapeutically relevant proteins such as antibodies, growth factors, and enzymes play an increasing role in the treatment of malignant and autoimmune diseases. However, they often suffer from insufficient stability and poor bioavailability. A suitable method to increase protein…
Vinod LabhasetwarDDTR First Impact Factor 1.887 We are pleased to announce the first DDTR impact factor (IF) of 1.887. This two-year IF is based on total number of citations in 2015 for the articles published in 2014 and 2013. The five-year IF is 1.917, which is the average number of times…