BioWorld® - Medical Device Daily

BioWorld Industrial Biotechnology StatReport: Immediate and Comprehensive Industry Information
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Life science and technology: Development of new technologies for drugs
and diagnostic agents based on post-genome research; promotion of
neuroscience, human-technology and biomedical engineering for health
maintenance/improvement; and research for new biofunctions/biomaterials
and development of efficient biomaterial production technology
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information technology: Research and development of ultra-high density
optical storage technology; development of grid middleware; development of
ultrafast optical switching technology using intersubband transition; practical
application of model checking method to embedded software verification;
success in fastest optical fiber quantum crypto transmission; development of
porous silica low permittivity (low-k) insulator film; development of filmfabrication
technologyfor high permittivity (high-k) gate insulatorfilm;
development of miniaturization technology for ultrasonic 3-D tag for
measurement of daily human activities; development of the first 4-terminal
drive type XMOS-FET; development of technology for therapeutic
application of Mental Commitment Robot 'PARO'; development of
CONSORTS multiagent computing architecture; and development of
application system using grid technology
Nanotechnology, materials and manufacturing: Synthesis technology for
single-walled carbon nanotubes; on-demand processing using microplasma;
manufacture of active-targeting DDS nanoparticles; development of
analysis method using microreactor; development of highest resolution
magnetic force microscope; development of analytical electron microscope
with the highest sensitivity; development of synthesis technology for large
diamond single crystals; control of interface magnetism of stronglycorrelated
electron oxides; discovery of the Hall effect of light; elucidation of
chemical reaction in supercritical water by computational science;
development of room temperature coating technology for ceramic materials;
ceramic sintering technology using centrifugal force; development of
technology for large magnesium alloy components
Environment and energy: Development of new decomposition/detoxification
reaction processes for harmful substances, development of in-plant
separation/concentration processes and environment-friendly alternative
substances; development of distributed energy, including renewable energy,
and energy networks, development of clean coal technology and biomass
fuels and related application technologies; establishment of methods for
estimating resources/energy utilization rates and hazardous substance risk,
development of evaluation methods for global warming countermeasures
and their social acceptability
Geological survey and applied geoscience: Research on volcanoes and
development of methods for survey/evaluation/control of soil contamination
Metrology and measurement technology: Development and supply of
measurement standards, including calibration of measurement instruments,
as well as scientific research in metrology
Building 1, 1 Center Drive
Bethesda MD 20892, US
Phone: (301) 496-4000
Web: www.nih.gov
E-mail: info@nih.gov
KEY PERSONNEL: Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.; Director
Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.; Deputy Director
Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D.; Deputy Director, Extramural Research
Copyright ©2006 AHC Media ® 262