The new winner of the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Student Prize is Geoffrey von Maltzahn, an MIT graduate student of biomedical engineering. He has developed, among other inventions, particles made of gold nano-rods coated with polymers that are designed to gather inside tumors cells, according to a press release. Under near infrared light, the nano-rods heat up to kill cancer cells. The student has co-founded two startups to commercialize his discoveries: Resonance Therapeutics, which aims to apply his technology for treating cancer; and Nanopartz, a firm focused on the use of gold nanoparticles for industrial applications such as biomedicine and energy.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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