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 North Carolina Biotechnology Center‘s new board chairman is an architect who has had a hand in designing facilities for many of the companies comprising the state’s life sciences industry. John Atkins, chairman and CEO of Durham, North Carolina design services firm O’Brien/Atkins Associates, has been elected chairman of the Biotech Center, the nonprofit corporation […]
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.
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has awarded $90,000 in loans to three startup companies in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region. CertiRx, Qualiber and Zoion Pharma each received the maximum $30,000 amount from the Biotech Center’s Company Inception Loan program, which supports companies’ nonscientific startup activities with low-interest loans. Here’s a look at the three companies: […]
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has awarded a $2.5 million grant to establish a marine biotechnology center that would support the commercialization of biotechnology-based products coming from research and development originating on the North Carolina coast. “Seventy percent of the earth is covered by water,” said Biotech Center spokesman Jim Shamp. “There’s an awful lot […]
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has named an executive director to oversee its regional office in western North Carolina. Jonathon Lawrie is taking the reins of the Biotechnology Center’s western office in Asheville, North Carolina. Lawrie is a professor in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Western Carolina University‘s College of Business. The Biotechnology […]
Diagnostics firm Advanced Animal Diagnostics has closed an $11 million series B round. The Durham, North Carolina-based company is developing a test for mastitis in dairy cows.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
State Rep. Tim Mahoney, DFL-St. Paul, wants the state Legislature to pour millions of dollars into a state Science and Technology Authority created last year.