The American Tobacco Campus was the site of this year's Nanotech Commercialization Conference. Bay 7, a former tobacco warehouse, hosted most of the conference events. Stephen Waite, managing partner of SoundView Advisory, noted that 30 to 40 years ago, the warehouse was a busy place for rolling tobacco. "Now we're sitting here talking about rolling carbon nanotubes," he said.
Nanotechnology products from Liquidia Technologies will first find their way to most Americans in medicine. The company’s proprietary method of making nanoparticles enables targeted drug delivery of medicines and vaccines. While Liquidia CEO Neal Fowler believes the technology will transform drug delivery around the world, he says his Research Triangle Park, North Carolina company sees […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
As Medicon Valley‘s visitors introduced themselves to their Research Triangle Park, North Carolina hosts, members of the Scandinavian delegation took care to note whether they speak Danish, Swedish or both. Medicon Valley is the life sciences cluster in Northern Europe that encompasses eastern Denmark and southwest Sweden. The cluster, spanning the Oresund Strait, includes 4 […]
The Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology, the nonprofit North Carolina nanobiotechnology group better known as COIN, has named a nanotechnology industry veteran as its new executive director. Griffith Kundahl comes to Durham, North Carolina-based COIN from the University of Denver School of Engineering and Computer Science where he worked as director of global programs. His […]
North Carolina’s nanotechnology presence doesn’t immediately come to mind when thinking of the country’s biggest nanotech hubs, a skeptic of the industry recently told me. In a way, he’s right, at least right now. Nanotechnology has found a comfortable home in manufacturing and industrial applications that were developed primarily at tech hubs in other parts […]