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Sematech plant poised to be a nanotechnology player
Renowned researcher's startup using lab's advanced chip-development capabilities to create a microdrug delivery system.
By Kirk Ladendorf
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, December 09, 2007
For most of its 19-year life, Sematech's plant in Southeast Austin has been used to develop advanced techniques for the chip industry. Now, it's starting a new chapter, one involving cutting-edge medical devices that could mean innovative new treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Mauro Ferrari sees the possibilities. His startup, NanoMedical
Systems Inc., is using the lab to develop a tiny implantable capsule
that delivers drugs a few molecules at a time, with the dosage
controlled precisely for each patient.
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