News Archives
PRESS RELEASES
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June 29, 2015 - Ceres receives $746K from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to use the Nanotrap® to develop a highly sensitive, rapid test for Tuberculosis in urine
March 11, 2015 - Ceres partners with Johns Hopkins to evaluate Nanotrap® saliva test for Malaria
December 2, 2014 - Ceres receives $430K in funding for Ebola test development program from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Will use Nanotrap® to screen for Ebola Virus in saliva at earliest stages of infection
July 10, 2014 - TGen and Ceres Nanosciences announce collaboration to develop high-throughput Nanotrap® enrichment methods for Mass Spectrometry
July 10, 2013 - Ceres Nanosciences awarded Phase II funding to develop Nanotrap® enhanced detection platform for Rift Valley Fever Virus
May 30, 2013 - Ceres Nanosciences awarded funding from Virginia Commercialization program to further development of Nanotrap® Universal Sample Collection Toolset
September 9, 2012 - Ceres Nanosciences awarded DARPA Phase II SBIR to develop Nanotrap® Universal Sample Collection Toolset
May 23, 2011 - Ceres Nanosciences announces issuance of two Nanotrap® patents
February 22, 2011 - Ceres Nanosciences awarded 250K to develop Nanotrap® based universal sample preparation tool for Rift Valley Fever Virus
April 13, 2010 - Ceres Nanosciences completes USADA funded clinical study to measure HGH in urine and establish initial human baseline levels
April 22, 2009 - Ceres Nanosciences and SAIC-Frederick Collaborate On Cancer Steroid Hormone Studies using Nanotrap® platform
March 1, 2009 - Ceres Nanosciences and USADA Join To Advance Research Aimed at Developing an HGH Urine-Based Test for Benefit of Clean Sport
July 21, 2008 - Ceres Nanosciences to Develop Nanotechnology Products for Health Care, Industry and Government Applications
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NEWS PUBLICATIONS
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August 7, 2018 - Hope for Lyme disease victims: Researchers race to develop new tests — and a vaccine
CNBC
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August 1, 2018 - Comstock: Putting a Bullseye on Lyme Disease
Loudoun Now
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July 20, 2018 - Manassas firm gets step closer to new urine test for Lyme disease
The Washington Business Journal
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May 25, 2018 - Episode 43: If You Build It…We Will Grow
The Project Podcast: Inside Corporate Location Decisions
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March 12, 2018 - Potential New Clinical Laboratory Urine Test for TB Could Speed Up Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease That Kills 1.7 Million People Each Year
Dark Daily
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January 1, 2018 - Fast, Cheap Testing for Tuberculosis? Soon It May Be Possible
New York Times
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September 28, 2017 - DoD funds research to monitor infectious disease
STAT News
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February 7, 2017 - A technology backed by Bill Gates may revolutionize diagnostics for Lyme disease
CNBC
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October 7, 2016 - Ceres CEO, Ross Dunlap on the Science Behind Ceres Nanosciences (VIDEO)
ACG National Capital - Annual Growth Conference
September 22, 2016 - Ceres receives award for being one of the Washington area's most innovative companies
Washington Business Journal
June 1, 2016 - Early-Detection Urine Test Is Effective for Lyme Disease
Labmedica
February 12, 2016 - Researchers discover early Lyme Disease detection
WJLA ABC7 News Report
November 24, 2015 - George Mason University spinoff plans to disrupt the diagnostics market
Washington Business Journal
November 20, 2015 - Ceres Wins $500K From VBHRC to Further Develop Lyme Dx; Begins Offering Test Nationwide
GenomeWeb
May 12, 2015 - New Lyme disease test in clinical phase at Northern Virginia lab
Loudoun Times Mirror
March 11, 2015 - Johns Hopkins Researchers to Evaluate Malaria Saliva Test
Global Biodefense
July 29, 2013 - Researcher Returns to Africa with New Way to "Trap" Deadly Virus
George Mason University
July 15, 2013 - Taking the mystery out of Lyme disease
The Fairfax Times
September 15, 2011 - Ceres Nanosciences' scientist awarded Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" award for Nanotrap® work
Popular Science
February 2, 2010 - Shimadzu, Ceres Nanosciences And Nonlinear Dynamics Introduce Nanotrap® Biomarker Discovery Platform
Biocompare
April 22, 2009 - Ceres Nanosciences and SAIC-Frederick Collaborate On Cancer Steroid Hormone Studies
Nanowerk
February 26, 2009 - USADA will help fund further study of urine test for HGH
USA Today
December 17, 2008 - Pioneering mind-set at George Mason produces new HGH test
USA Today
December 20, 2008 - Urine test for HGH gets boost from scientific journal
USA Today
November 17, 2008 - Professors, Entrepreneurs Seek Synergies
The Washington Post
July 23, 2008 - Scientists say breakthrough urine test for HGH developed
USA Today
July 18, 2008 - GMU spinoff hopes nanotech product is a home run
Washington Business Journal
February 27, 2008 - In a Va. Lab, Forging Links To Speed Cancer Advances
The Washington Post