ATLANTA – The Society for Biomaterials (Mount Laurel, New Jersey) Translational Biomaterial Research conference, titled "Advancing Discoveries from the Laboratories to the Clinic," addressed the role of med-tech innovation in the future of healthcare. (Medical Device Daily)

Nanophotonics pioneer Naomi Halas is one of the most recognized researchers in the field of nanotechnology, best known for her invention of nanoshells, a new type of nanoparticle with tunable optical properties especially suited for biotechnology applications. Now her invention is bearing fruit via a company she and her nanoshell collaborator Jennifer West founded. Nanospectra Biosciences, of Houston, has commenced a pilot human trial of its AuroLase Therapy in refractory and/or recurrent head and neck cancers.