resources

| Biotechnology & Medicine

Biotechnology Industry Organization -> Bio
Life science association in Southern California -> Biocom
Online organizations and Web portal devoted to biology and medicine -> Bio-Medicine

| Drug delivery

The science, technology, and business of pharmaceutical & biological delivery systems. -> Drug delivery
Organization promoting human health through pharmaceutical research and development -> AAPS

| Medical devices & implants

Current Drug-Eluting Stent News -> PTCA
FDA Guidance for Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents -> DES
Regulatory, legislative and business news related to industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -> FDA news
News, information, employment services, as well as collaborative opportunities for people who design, manufacture, and market medical devices -> Medical device link

| Nanotechnology

Nanoscience and technology institute -> NSTI
Nanotechnology basics, news and general information -> Nanotech Now

| Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Tissue Engineering International & Regenerative Medicine Society -> Termis
Info on Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell research -> Tissue engineering network

| Energy generation

Organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy and other sustainable technologies -> ASES
Renewable energy magazine -> International Solar Energy Society
Info on environmental and energy technologies -> Fuel Cells 2000
European association of fuel cell manufacturers -> Fuel cell Europe

| Science news & articles

Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) -> PMC
Latest research news -> Sciencedaily
Free CME, Medical News, Full-text Journal Articles -> Medscape

glossary

Biotechnology is any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof to make or modify products or processes for a specific use. Bioengineering is the science upon which all biotechnological applications are based. More ->
Drug delivery is the method or process of administering a pharmaceutical compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or animals. More ->
Medical Implants are medical devices made to replace and act as a missing biological structure, such as stents. A stent is a tube (a scaffold) that is inserted into a natural conduit of the body to prevent or counteract a disease-induced localized flow constriction. A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a stent that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation, i.e. to prevent fibrosis that, together with clots (thrombus), could otherwise block the stented artery, a process called restenosis. Nanotech(nology) is used to create many new materials and devices with wide-ranging applications, such as in medicine, electronics, and energy production. More ->
Tissue Engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering and materials methods, and suitable bio- and physiochemical factors to improve or replace biological functions. More ->