Biotargeted nanomedicines have captured the attention of academic and industrial scientists who have been motivated by the theoretical possibilities of the ‘magic bullet’ that was first conceptualized by Paul Ehrlich at the beginning of the 20th century. The Biotargeting Working Group, consisting of more than 50 pharmaceutical scientists, engineers, biologists and clinicians, has been formed as part of the National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer to harness collective wisdom in order to tackle conceptual and practical challenges in developing biotargeted nanomedicines for cancer. In modern science and medicine, it is impossible for any individual to be an expert in every aspect of biology, chemistry, materials science, pharmaceutics, toxicology, chemical engineering, imaging, physiology, oncology and regulatory affairs. Drawing on the expertise of leaders from each of these disciplines, this commentary highlights six tenets of biotargeted cancer nanomedicines in order to enable the translation of basic science into clinical practice.
http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/nnm.13.3
Hello Faith,
sounds very interesting. Especially the sentence "In modern science and medicine, it is impossible for any individual to be an expert in every aspect of biology, chemistry, materials science, pharmaceutics, toxicology, chemical engineering, imaging, physiology, oncology and regulatory affairs." its really true and shows that cooperations are very necessary.
Hello Sven,
I am currently chairing the Biotargeting Working Group but for this particular paper, the former Chair Russell J Mumper from UNC deserves most of the credit. He did a superb job in coordinating this effort. I will try to do a good job to live up to the very high expectations and standards created due his outstanding work.
Hello Faith,
can you please send me the whole paper? to [email protected] I only can read the abstract - this was the reason why I write "it sounds interesting".
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