Amrita Nano Centre professor Dr.Manzoor Koyakutty is elected as Fellow of National Academy of Science (FNASc). National academy of Science is one of the premier academy of national importance, established during 1930 to recognise and facilitate notable contributions in Indian science. Dr.Manzoor is awarded with FNASc for his contributions in the area of Cancer Nanomedicine ..read more

Dr. Vijay Harish Somasundaram, Clinical Asst. Professor in department of Nuclear Medicine & PET CT who has completed PhD under the guidance of Dr. Manzoor K (ACNS) & Dr. P Shanmugasundaram (AIMS); presented a part of his doctoral work at the 15th annual ANMPI (Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India) conference held in association with the ICC (Indian Cancer Congress) 2017 conference at Bangalore (8th-12th Nov 2017).His paper titled: "Novel, biodegradable, radiopaque microbeads for Transarterial Radioembolization of liver tumors" was awarded to prestigious 'Dr. (Maj Gen) L ..read more

​TNN | Mar 31, 2017, 12.27 PM IST  COIMBATORE: Kochi-based scientists have now developed a small wafer made of nanofibers that delivers chemotherapy and dissolves cancerous brain tumours. Made in India, the product that will cost just Rs 50,000, one sixth of the price of imported devices, is expected to hit the market in five years, the scientists said.  The implant was developed by a group from Amrita Institute of Nanomedicine with Rs 5 crore funding by the department of science and technology, government of India. The research was published recently in scientific journal, Nature ..read more

​New drug delivery process gives hope to leukemia patientsTNN | Oct 3, 2016, 03.45 AM IST ​Coimbatore: It's common to see leukemia patients develop resistance towards the drug during treatment, leaving them with bone marrow transplant as the only choice of cure. Bone marrow transplant, however, is not an easy option in-part due to difficulties in getting a matching donor, doctors say.  Manzoor Koyakutty along with Shantikumar Nair and Dr Pavithran K, researchers at Amrita University's Centre for Nanoscienes and Nanomedicine, have identified a new drug delivery system that they say coul ..read more

(From left) Ranjith Ramachandran, Girish C.M, Dr. Shantikumar Nair and Dr. Manzoor Koyakutty have produced nanoparticles containing the drug that can absorb three times more light in the near IR. ​The prolonged period of stability of the drug provides a longer window for therapy. Scientists at the Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Amrita University, Kochi, have come a step closer to using photodynamic therapy for treating residual cancer cells of a high-grade brain tumour (glioblastoma). Photodynamic therapy uses a photosensitive drug that becomes active under the ac ..read more

TNN | Updated: Sep 17, 2016, 07.04 AM IST Coimbatore: Four years ago, scientists Shantikumar V Nairand Manzoor Koyakutty ofAmrita University's Kochi-based Centre for nanomedicine were using lasers to detect contaminants in food. The signals that came from the material, based on principles ofRaman spectroscopy, showed distinct patterns, and Nair thought why not bounce laser off human tissue to detect abnormal cells like cancer. The result today is a technology that enables cancer detection in less than 30 minutes without a hospital visit. This will enable early ..read more

Adarsh Jain| TNN | Sep 17, 2016, 02.48 AM IST COIMBATORE: Four years ago, Shantikumar V Nair and Manzoor Koyakutty of Amrita University's Kochi-based Centre for Nanomedicine were using lasers to detect food contaminants using Raman spectroscopy. As the contaminants threw up distinct patterns, Nair wondered why not bounce lasers off human tissue to detect cancercells? The result is a technology that enables cancer detection in less than 30 minutes without a hospital visit. The team is now working on a hand-held instrument to detect oral cancer. It is e ..read more

Amrita Nano Centre Scientists Win International Patents for Novel Invention on Cancer-NanomedicineAmrita Centre for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Kochi scientists lead by Prof. Manzoor Koyakutty and Prof. Shantikumar Nair (Centre Director) received two international patents from USA, Europe, Japan and China for a path-breaking invention in cancer-nanomedicine for treating drug-resistant cancers. Nanomedicines are tiny nanoparticles (one billionth of a meter) loaded with drug molecules to efficiently treat various types of diseases.  This ..read more

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Amrita Centre for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Kochi scientists lead by Prof. Manzoor Koyakutty and Prof. Shantikumar Nair (Centre Director) received two international patents from USA, Europe, Japan and China for a path-breaking invention on cancer-nanomedicine for treating drug-resistant cancers.  Nanomedicines are tiny nanoparticles (one billionth of a meter) loaded with drug molecules to efficiently treat various types of diseases. This new nanomedicine invented by Amrita team is specifically designed to identify resistant cancer cells and deliver more than one drug molecules s ..read more