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NEW YORK, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Nanocrystals will account for 60% of a $136 billion nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery market by 2021. We forecast the total market size in 2021 to be US$136 billion, with a 60/40 split between nanocrystals and nanocarriers respectively.

Since we now understand that most (if not all) biological processes occur at the nanoscale, the application of life science principles studying the causes of biological phenomena at the molecular level means that medical and biomedical research is increasingly using a bottom-up (rather than the top-down) approach.

One of the biggest challenges researchers face when developing a new drug is how to maximise its solubility in the body. Poor solubility in water correlates with poor bioavailability, which in turn leads to poor delivery. Nanocrystals are ground in special mills producing nano-sized drugs, which are applicable intravenously as nanosuspensions. This procedure enhances the surface/volume-ratio and thus the solubility and bioavailability of most insoluble pharmaceuticals.

The low bioavailability resulting from traditional oral and intravenous drug delivery methods and the market forces at work in the pharmaceutical industry where patents expire after a relatively short period of time unless a novel form of drug delivery is developed that will extend the patent are two major forces that will fuel the growth of the nano tech enabled drug delivery market.

The healthcare market is changing. We are seeing a paradigm shift away from blockbusters and a 'one-size fits all' approach to a more personalised medicine based on an individual's unique genome and immune response. The more scientists learn about the molecular causes for disease the more targeted and effective nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery therapies will become.

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 15

REPORT SCOPE 15

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Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery: Global Market for Nanocrystals

Nanotechnology develops materials at the molecular level, creating structures with the potential to dramatically advance a variety of fields such as energy, electronics, and medicine. But such materials may also have the potential to harm the environment and humans. In the meantime, only small steps have been taken in developing risk assessment tools and manufacturing standards.

In this uncertain environment, a committee created by the National Research Council (NRC)which is administered jointly by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicineissued a report January 25 providing an approach for developing the research strategies and scientific infrastructure needed to address potential health and environmental risks of nanomaterials (http://tinyurl.com /6w7fd4v). The report was requested by Congress and sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Innovations in nanotechnologysuch as these arrays of nanowires, which can be used for biosensing and manipulating cellsare expected to bring advances in

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NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnosticshttp://www.reportlinker.com/p0799334/Nanotechnology-for-Medical-Diagnostics.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Nanotechnology

Following on from our "Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery" series of reports we are turning the focus onto medical diagnostics with our latest report: "Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics"

Nanotech enabled medical diagnostics promise to improve just about everything that can be improved from a diagnostics point of view: earlier detection of disease, higher sensitivity, higher accuracy, higher throughput capability, more results per assay; time saving and cost-effectiveness.

As with our "Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery" series of reports, this report provides a market numbers for the nanotech enabled medical diagnostic market between 2000-2010 and a market forecast for the period 2011-2021.

Report Scope

Two sets of data are presented in this report:

The TAM growth for NMBD between 2000-2010;TAM forecast for NMBD between 2011- 2021.

Both sets of data are segmented into;

TAM (US$ millions, % share, and CAGR) for:

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Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics

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The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) in a landmark agreement entered into a strategic collaboration with Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL) of Hyderabad, India, to develop the next generation of nanotechnology based plant fertiliser solutions.

It was the first technology providing programme from the country to the international market, SLINTEC science team leader, Professor in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Professor Veranja Karunaratne said.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Technology and Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and India High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on March 15.

These are next generation nanofertliser products aimed at increasing productivity and income for farmers and creating a sustainable business for stakeholders engaged in agri-business, he said.

As part of this strategic partnership, SLINTEC is selling two patents covering their first generation nano plant fertiliser products, taking it from proof of concept to proof of value for commercialisation, he said.

In addition we are entering into a long-term strategic technology development programme for the second and third generation nano

plant nutrition products. For SLINTEC, this is an opportunity to work with a global partner to take the product development journey from the lab to the field, Professor Karunaratne said.

Head of Research and Innovation (Professor of Electronics Engineering Cambridge University) Professor Gehan Amaratunga, said however that SLINTEC has reserved the rights for Sri Lanka to exploit this technology on its own. Sri Lanka is known only for selling commodities and this deal between SLINTEC and NFCL heralds a new era in technology development in Sri Lanka, he said.

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Landmark deal on nanotechnology

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