Tobacco: Creating Jobs, Saving Lives
In the past, tobacco has had a negative impact on human health. But in Research Triangle Park, one company plans to use the plant to create flu vaccines – and use it instead to save lives. Read More
Biofuel Breakthroughs Start at the Roots
GrassRoots Biotechnology is converting some green Duke University research into a biofuel business. Learn about its system for using genetic switches in tiny roots to help turn grasses into ethanol. Read More
North Carolina Creates Smart Minds for Smart Careers
Shannon Manning is one of 30 alumni working at Novartis. Without North Carolina’s workforce development programs, Manning may not have gotten there.Read More
NC’s Nicotine Past Links to Medical Breakthroughs
Targacept was started in 1997 with research leads from a Winston-Salem tobacco company. Medicago makes flu vaccine in tobacco leaves. North Carolina’s tobacco history is turning into a future of health-care gold.Read More
Big Business Grows from Tiny Particles
Nanobiotechnology, the manipulation of extremely small particles of matter, holds big promise for North Carolina and for the world. With the help of the NC Biotechnology Center, CoiN is harnessing this sector's resources to grow business & jobs statewide.Read more
N.C. Researchers Turn Sci-Fi Movie Fantasy to Medical Miracle
Our bodies have an incredible ability to heal themselves. Now, our cells can create replacement organs perfectly matched to our systems. Once again, North Carolina leads the way.Read More
The Egg Came First, Then Cells Got Culture
North Carolina is “vaccine central.” See how Novartis reflects our success formula: the best people, the newest technologies and state-of-the-art facilities to churn out fast, safe, plentiful vaccines. We make it locally, but share it globally.Read More
