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12/21/2009 | Innovator Of The Year
For people living with cancer, treating their disease successfully is often marred by the many side effects associated with intravenous chemotherapy. Emerging drug delivery technologies focus on limiting the exposure of healthy cells to these toxic agents, but few have the potential to improve patient care in a significant way. Kevin N. Sill, PhD, has designed an advanced method for encapsulating a wide variety of therapeutic agents into a polymer-based drug delivery system, called the IVECT Method.
12/21/2009 | Innovator Of The Year
From water purification methods, to creating food and animal feed from waste, to making the purest alcohol ever, van Leeuwen has left his mark on society and throughout the world.
11/10/2009 | RDBlog
As a girl, growing up, I developed a weird infatuation with beauty pageants. Although more of a tomboy in my younger years, most of my friends were what I would call “girly-girls,” some were even heavy into the pageant scene. I remember always going over to their houses and playing Miss America. Yes, I have to admit that is quite an embarrassing confession for me.
11/2/2009 | Innovator Of The Year
Cancer is a deadly disease that effects millions of people around the world annually. For some patients if the disease doesn’t kill them, the constant injections of toxic chemotherapy drugs could cause severe side effects. However, this era of toxic chemo drugs running throughout cancer victim’s bodies can come to a halt thanks to Kevin Sill PhD, chief science officer at Intezyne Technologies, Inc. (Tampa, Flor.), and his development of the IVECT Method.
11/2/2009 | Innovator Of The Year
It all began with a boy and his interest in microorganisms and fungi. Dr. Hans van Leeuwen, president of MycoInnovations and Professor of Environmental and Biological Engineering at Iowa State Univ., was infatuated with these small intricate organisms at a young age, brewing beer and wine, and making cheese and yogurt during his school years. He still eats his homemade yogurt every morning for breakfast. Soon this hobby turned into major innovations that can be used around the world, with the hopes of making the world a cleaner and healthier place.
8/26/2009 | News
Again, we turn to you, our readers, to help us choose the candidate mostworthy of our ultimate individual awards: the Scientist of the Year, the Innovator of the Year, and the YoungInnovator of the Year. Voting is now open and will conclude Sept. 4, 2009.
8/6/2009 | RDBlog
R&D Magazine is turning to the R&D community to help us identify the best minds in research and development by nominating candidates for our Innovator of the Year and Scientist of the Year awards.
12/1/2008 | Innovator Of The Year
In his quest to advance the early detection of breast cancer, Cameron Piron, the 2008 R&D Magazine Innovator of the Year, is staying at the forefront of a renaissance in magnetic resonance imaging.
9/4/2007 | Innovator Of The Year
Elon Musk is on a mission to develop innovative solutions to many of mankind's toughest challenges.
8/21/2006 | Innovator Of The Year
If I'm awake, I'm working,'' says classical Type A engineer Dean Kamen of the way that he interprets his life style and work regimen. Kamen is President of DEKA Research and Development Corp., Manchester, N.H., and founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).