IN FOCUS FEATURE
Technology Transfer Goes to Cyberspace
FROM OUR WEB SITE
Durham was one of five cities named as a biotech hot spot by Fortune Small Business magazine. The list was extracted from the magazine's Best Places to Live and Launch list.
From Our Web Site
Pozen Announces Milestone Payment
Last week's Food and Drug Administration approval of the migraine drug Treximet earned drug-development company Pozen Inc. a milestone payment of $20 million from its commercialization partner GlaxoSmithKline.
Syngenta Wins Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Award
Syngenta received the third annual Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Award, this one given jointly by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the Biofuels Center of North Carolina.
CivaTech Oncology Gets $1M Series B Funding
The investment will fund research into a new type of radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
FDA Approves TranS1's Back Surgery System
TranS1 Inc. received FDA approval to market its AxiaLIF 2L system, a minimally invasive, surgical approach to treat degenerative disc disease in the lower lumbar region.
Tryton Medical Relocates to RTP
Tryton Medical announced its new president and CEO, and its move to Research Triangle Park.
Entegrion Gets FDA OK for Blood-Clotting Bandage
Consumers can now benefit from the special bandage Entegrion has developed for use by the military.
In Focus
Technology Transfer Goes to Cyberspace
Moving ideas from university research laboratories to businesses for commercialization is a key part of the product pipeline.
But business managers and venture professionals, key players in developing the research into a viable product, are inundated with information. There's so much information that it's tough to identify the right ideas.
Enter SciFin.net, which created a new way of packaging and delivering the pitch for a technology. It combines video, the Internet and today's mobile technologies to connect research to business.
In this week's In Focus, read more about the idea and how it's helping technology transfer offices in North Carolina.
News from Other Sites
Tryton Moving HQ to Triangle
Based on the state's emerging medical-device industry and quality of life, Tryton's new chief executive officer brings the company to the Research Triangle area.
From the (Raleigh) News and Observer
From WRAL LocalTechWire
Entegrion Wins FDA Approval
The technology incorporated in Entegrion's bandage actually helps stop bleeding and promote healing.
From WRAL LocalTechWire
Community Watch
- Biogen Idec has promoted Dr. Esther Alegria to vice president of manufacturing and general manager of the company's Research Triangle Park site. She was the site’s director of quality. Alegria succeeds John Cox, senior vice president for global manufacturing. Cox will remain in RTP, dedicating more of his attention to global oversight and alignment.
- Doug Linton has joined the executive advisory group of Raleigh-based Campbell Alliance, a pharmaceutical and biotech management consulting firm. He’ll work on distribution-related issues with the company’s trade and distribution practice. More
- For the third consecutive year, Raleigh-based Hutchison Law Group led all law firms in the Southeast in the number of venture capital transactions, according to the March edition of Private Equity Analyst published by Dow Jones. The firm also ranked 25th nationally in 2007 venture capital transactions. More.
- PharmaDerm has acquired the rights to develop a powdered-insulin spray-delivery system, which permits the therapy to be absorbed through the cheek. The pharmaceutical venture includes Cary-based Joe Connell as president and chief operating officer.
Please send Community Watch items to Jim Shamp.
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