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Arbovax Aims to Remove the Sting from Mosquito-Borne Diseases
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Mary Beth Thomas to Oversee Centers of Innovation Statewide
Mary Beth Thomas, Ph.D., has joined the Biotechnology Center to manage the organization's newest and largest funding program targeting the development of important new business sectors.
FDA Approves Banner Pharmacaps Generic Cerebral Bleeding Drug
The company's Nimodipine 30 mg capsules are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Bayer's Nimotop 30 mg capsules. Banner has partnered with Heritage Pharmaceuticals of New Jersey to sell and market Nimodipine.
CEOs Say NC Business Climate Beats Biotech Rivals
North Carolina got another significant kudo this week, coming in third best in Chief Executive magazine's fourth annual "Best and Worst States" survey.
In Focus
Arbovax Aims to Remove the Sting from Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Mosquitoes are the culprit behind the spread of some pretty serious diseases: West Nile virus, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis.
Until recently, the United States has been free from another, dengue fever. But in 2005, it spread over the border from Mexico into Texas, hospitalizing two dozen people, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Though mosquitoes are more of a summer pest, Raleigh-based Arbovax isn't waiting until then to combat dengue fever and other diseases. It's ramping up its efforts to develop a vaccine against those and many other insect-borne diseases.
Read more on what makes Arbovax's approach unique in this story by Jim Shamp, News and Publications editor.
News from Other Sites
Ocean Fish, Fresh from the Farm
"Someday all the pan-seared black sea bass that chef John Howell serves customers at the Bridge Tender restaurant may come from a North Carolina bass ranch — if scientists at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and North Carolina State University are successful. They're researching how to raise ocean fish in tanks to meet growing demand among health-conscious consumers. "
From the (Raleigh) News and Observer
Norris Tolson Leads Biotechnology Center in Job Creation
"The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is working to strengthen the research capabilities of North Carolina companies and universities, Chief Executive Officer and President Norris Tolson recently told members of the Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club."
From the Rocky Mount Telegram
The Buzz Factor for 2008? Here's Our Top 10 List
"What organizations and technologies are creating 'buzz' in the Southeast's technology community as 2008 begins?"(Biotechnology Center ranked fifth.)
From WRAL LocalTechWire.com
Triangle Business Journal's Special Biotechnology Section
- Finally. Biofuels Crank up in North Carolina
"An A-list of Triangle investors and banks is backing a $109 million equity and debt deal structured to bring North Carolina its first ethanol manufacturing plant by early 2009."
Read the Article - State's Former Tax Czar Steps into Top Job at Biotechnology Center
" Now, as president and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Norris Tolson has yet another chance to chart North Carolina's path."
Read the Article - Report: State's Biotech Labor Force to Grow 25 Percent by 2016
"The number of biotech workers in the state now exceeds 52,000 — a figure that industry boosters are touting as an indicator of a rapidly expanding sector."
Read the Article - Internet Tools, CEO Network Spawned to Assist Startups
"When Yiwu He left GlaxoSmithKline to launch a company aimed at developing blood tests that identify depression, he found many in the Triangle willing to help."
Read the Article
Community Watch
- NC Idea, a non-profit economic development group and venture capital fund investor, awarded a $37,250 grant to CPS Biofuels of Cary to develop a system that converts byproducts into high-energy, safe oxygenates and fuel additives.
- Invisar, a Durham-based engineering and design services company focused on the medical device industry, has been named a Microchip Technology Medical Design Partner Specialist. More.
- PPD of Wilmington will expand its global central lab services into China through an agreement with Peking Union Lawke Biomedical Development Limited. More.
Please send Community Watch items to Jim Shamp.
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