NanoBio Corp., based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded a patent for the technology behind its anti-infection and dermatology drugs.

"We are very pleased with this patent award in that the new claims circumscribe all of NanoBio's anti-infective and dermatological products, as well as our intranasal and intramuscular vaccine adjuvants," says company CEO and founder James R. Baker, Jr., MD.

"The patent, NanoBio's sixth, comes after the firm struck a multimillion-dollar licensing deal with United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to license NanoBio's cold sore treatment still in clinical development," writes AnnArbor.com's Nathan Bomey.

"The company has several drugs under development, all based on its Nanostat technology platform, which delivers drugs through the skin or nasal passages rather than using needles," writes MedCity News' Brandon Glenn.

The press release is here.

Nanosys has announced an agreement with LG Innotek (LGIT) to use Nanosys' quantum dot phosphors in displays.

"Nanosys' Quantum Rail technology is a solution ready for integration into backlight sub-assemblies without major tooling changes, making it our first choice for our next generation high color gamut displays," says LG Innotek vice president Charlie (Cheol-Kee) Hong.

"[This] indicates we might actually see the release of nanotech-infused displays within the first half of this year as promised," writes Engadget's Vladislav Savov. "The early focus appears to be on mobile phones."

More here from Tech Gadgets ... and the press release is here.

Nanosys has developed a way to make LED lighting look better by adding nanomaterials to blue LEDs.

"Their efforts have created an LED light that combines the energy efficiency of a blue LED with a nanotechnology layer that alters its blue appearance into a warm white light that is better than standard LED lighting," writes Geek.com's Doug Osborne.

"Furthermore, Nanosys' material could be utilized in a lot more than just light fixtures," writes Gizmodo's Sean Fallon. "Think about laptop and HDTV displays with better, brighter screens — all without increasing energy consumption."

"The process works by adding a phosphor material made out of nanoparticles to standard blue LEDs," writes Inhabitat's Ariel Schwartz. "The nanoparticles can add virtually any hue to a display — but with improved color saturation compared to regular LED displays."

More here from IEEE Spectrum ... more here from TreeHugger ... more here from DVICE ... more here from Engadget ... and more here from Mobile Magazine.

The Science & Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has warned the British food industry not to be secretive about use use of nanotechnology.

"The Science and Technology Committee published a report on nanotechnology and food on Friday," notes ZDNet UK's Tom Espiner.

"The committee said food companies should reveal the use of nanotechnology, which is used to improve the flavor and texture of food," writes TopNews' Sunil Kumar. "Nanotechnology also helps food companies in increasing the self life of their products."

More here from Telegraph.co.uk ... more here from BBC News ... more here from The Independent ... and more here from The Guardian.

Professor Alexander Seifalian of University College London has developed an articial artery using nanotechnology.

"[The] new device is made from a polymer flexible enough to pulse like a normal blood vessel," according to ZeeNews. "Inside, it has a revolutionary coating of millions of tiny spikes, each thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair."

"Aside from holding back clots, using an artificial artery means heart patients would not have to undergo a second operation for doctors to obtain a vein to use for the bypass," according to UPI.

More here from BBC News.