IN FOCUS FEATURE
Biotech Center Offers One-Stop Shop for Grant Resources
FROM OUR WEB SITE
Biotech Center Offers One-Stop Shop for Grant Resources
The Gateway to Funding Resources made its debut this week on the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's Web site.
This resource provides links to a wealth of funding sources for researchers, schools, colleges, universities and others. Visitors to the site get help in identifying grant opportunities and preparing successful grant proposals.
Read more about the Gateway to Funding Resources in this week’s In Focus.
From Our Web Site
Magazine Says Biogen's Best
Biogen Idec, which employs some 800 people at its manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, has been named "Company of the Year" by Pharmaceutical Executive magazine.
BioMedomics Gets Phase II SBIR
BioMedomics, an RTP-based biotech company that got early support through a loan from the Biotechnology Center, has received a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the National Institutes of Health.
BioSciences Forum on Tap
The fourth annual BioSciences Forum will be held Oct. 31 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park.
BIO 2009 Briefing Set for Nov. 20
People involved in North Carolina's bioscience sector are invited to RSVP to attend a presentation in Durham on the BIO International 2009 convention, which will be held in Atlanta in May.
Zen-Bio Nets $1.38M SBIR Grant
Research Triangle Park's Zen-Bio, after earlier help from Biotechnology Center loans, notches another successful SBIR grant – this one a $1.38 million Phase II boost for its diabetes and obesity research.
Entegrion Gets $118K Navy Pact
The U.S. Navy signs a $118K first-phase contract with RTP-based Entegrion to develop a dried plasma packaging system that will promote blood clotting for battlefield injuries.
RTI Lands $7.2M Fed Flu Grant
Research Triangle Park-based RTI International will include Durham hospitals in a $7.2 million U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. RTI is studying the effectiveness of a specifc type of anti-viral drugs, such as Tamiflu, in older patients.
Lefkowitz Gets Science Medal
Leading Duke University research scientist Robert Lefkowitz, M.D., joined other top American scientists at the White House to receive the National Medal of Science from President Bush.
UNC-CH Eyes Tropical Diseases
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health has established a laboratory that uses molecular and demographic methods to track and map tropical infectious diseases such as malaria.
Kannapolis Dedication October 20
There will be a celebration in Kannapolis as the North Carolina Research Campus dedicates its first three buildings: the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building, the UNC Nutrition Research Building and the N.C. State Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute Building.
N.C. Research Campus Open for Tours During Oct. 20 Event
The biotechnology hub in downtown Kannapolis will host a public dedication at 10 a.m., followed by an open house.
From the Salisbury Post
From WRAL LocalTechWire
RTI Toots its Own Horn to Keep Growth on Track
RTI has added more than 900 jobs. Revenue has more than tripled and is projected to exceed $700 million in the fiscal year that ends Tuesday.
From the (Raleigh) News & Observer
RTI Wins Contracts Worth up to $7.1M for Nanotech Energy Project
With the funds, RTI International researchers will explore high-tech means of improving energy and fuel efficiency.
From WRAL LocalTechWire
Tryton Brings Stents to Market in Europe
The small medical device company that moved its headquarters from Boston to Durham this year, announced Friday that it has brought its first product to market in Europe.
From the (Raleigh) News & Observer
- Former Halliburton chief technology officer Vikam Rao, Ph.D., has joined the Research Triangle Energy Consortium (RTEC) as executive director. RTEC was launched a year ago, integrating existing energy research programs at Duke University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and RTI International to help solve the technical, economic, societal and public-policy problems related to the use of energy. More
- One of the Research Triangle Park’s cornerstone institutions, RTI International, is going to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. RTI was established through a partnership between leaders in business, state government and academia in 1958, as the founding tenant of the new Research Triangle Park. More
- The Research Triangle Park headquarters building has been awarded LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the leading energy-use rating system for sustainable green buildings.
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October 22
NC Marine Biotech Forum
(Wilmington)
October 28
Charlotte Biotechnology Conference
(Charlotte)
December 4-5
SE BIO Investor Forum
(Palm Beach, Fla.)
February 16-17
Biotech 2009
(Raleigh)
May 18-21
BIO International Convention
(Atlanta)
View our complete listing of events across North Carolina.
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