Press Releases

Press Releases

October 20, 2021 - BBQ Lighter, Combined With Microneedles, Sparks Breakthrough in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery
Georgia Tech News Center

September 14, 2021 - BBQ Lighter, Combined With Microneedles, Sparks Breakthrough in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery
Georgia Tech News Center

December 7, 2020 - Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery
Georgia Tech News Center

November 25, 2020 - Extraction of Largely Unexplored Bodily Fluid May Provide New Biomarkers
Georgia Tech News Center

March 9, 2020 - Microscopic STAR Particles Offer New Potential Treatment for Skin Diseases
Georgia Tech News Center

March 26, 2019 - Contraceptive Jewelry Could Offer a New Family Planning Approach
Georgia Tech News Center

January 14, 2019 - Long-Acting Contraceptive Designed to be Self-Administered Via Microneedle Patch
Georgia Tech News Center

June 27, 2017 - Microneedle Patches for Flu Vaccination Successful in First Human Clinical Trial
Georgia Tech News Center

February 24, 2015 - Polio vaccination with microneedle patches receives funding for patch development, clinical trial
Georgia Tech News

November 13, 2014 - Tiny needles offer potential new treatment for two major eye diseases
Georgia Tech News

February 26, 2014 - Self-administration of flu vaccine with a patch may be feasible, study suggests
Georgia Tech News

November 27, 2012 - Microneedle patch may advance world measles vaccination effort
Georgia Tech Newsroom Release

July 23, 2012 - Researchers show potential of microneedles to target drugs to the back of the eye
Georgia Tech Newsroom Release

June 16, 2012 - Atlanta pharma community collaborates on drug development education
Georgia Tech Newsroom Release

January 5, 2012 - Startup receives $4 million to develop drug delivery targeted to the back of the eye
Georgia Tech Entrepreneurs/

July 13, 2011 - H1N1 microneedle vaccination protects better than injection
Georgia Tech Newsroom Release

November 15, 2010 - NIH awards $10 million to develop microneedle vaccine patch
Georgia News Center

July 29, 2010 - Drug delivery “nanoblasts": Laser activation of nanoparticles moves molecules, proteins and DNA into living cells
Georgia Tech Research News

July 18, 2010 - Disappearing needles: vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles eliminates “sharps” waste and improves protection
Georgia Tech Research News

February 4, 2008 - Drug delivery: first-ever human study shows microneedles can enhance drug administration through the skin
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/microneedle-drug-delivery.htm

September 5, 2006 - Opening a door into cells: research shows how ultrasound can deliver therapeutic molecules into living cells
http://www.gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/ultrasound.htm

July 23, 2004 - CD4: Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery focuses interdisciplinary efforts on new pharmaceuticals
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/cd4.htm

November 17, 2003 - Microneedles: report describes progress in developing new technology for painless drug and vaccine delivery
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/needlespnas.htm

July 12, 2001 - From scientists to senators: unique course teaches engineers to communicate with diverse audiences
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/ENGCOM.html

June 22, 1998 - Taking the “ouch” out of needles: arrays of micron-scale “microneedles” offer new technique for drug delivery
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/NEEDLES.html

Videos

March 14, 2020 - Design and fabrication of STAR particles
Mark Prausnitz

March 9, 2020 - Microscopic STAR particles offer new potential treatment for skin diseases
Georgia Tech News Center

June 27, 2017 - Microneedle patches for flu vaccination prove successful in first human clinical trial
Georgia Tech News Center

May 7, 2016 - Impfung ohne Nadel "Vaccination without needle"
European channel ARTE (German) Microneedle section(@ min 10:15)

May 7, 2016 - Vacciner sans piquer "Vaccination without needle"
European channel ARTE (French) Microneedle section(@ min 10:15)

May 29, 2014 - Micro-needle patches a painless shot-in-the-arm for future vaccinations
http://uk.reuters.com/video/2014/05/29/micro-needle-patches-a-painless-shot-in?videoId=313125502&videoChannel=78

2014 - "The remarkable microneedle patch."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRS7EXmXAo&feature=youtu.be

Nov 13, 2012 - Micro-needle patches a painless shot-in-the-arm for future vaccinations
http://www.gpb.org/future-files

2010 - Podcast on three generations of transdermal drug delivery. Controlled Release Society.
http://www.controlledreleasesociety.org/main/webcasts/Three%20Generations%20of%20Transdermal%20Drug%20Delivery/player.html

August 19, 2009 - "Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots."
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2010395

 

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