Nanogen Funding Advances Nanotech Research

Nanogen, Inc., developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that it has agreed to provide $300,000 of funding over a two-year period to support the nanotechnology research of Michael Heller, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and cofounder of Nanogen. Dr. Heller's research under this grant will focus on exploring further use of electric field-based technology for nanofabrication and assembly of nanostructures as well as the integration of nanostructures with other devices. The funding will be used to advance nanotechnology and nanofabrication applications that are related to the intellectual property position held by Nanogen and UCSD while the company focuses its internal efforts on commercial products for medical diagnostics.