IN FOCUS FEATURE
First Marine Biotechnology Symposium to be Held in Wrightsville Beach
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First Marine Biotechnology Symposium to be Held in Wrightsville Beach
The first North Carolina Marine Biotechnology Symposium will bring marine science researchers from around the world to discuss the use of ocean resources combined with biotechnology to create new economic development opportunities in the state.
Read more about the Marine Biotechnology Symposium in this week’s In Focus.
From Our Web Site
Ethanol Plant On Tap
South Carolina-based East Coast Ethanol has announced plans to build a $212 million ethanol plant in Northampton County, near the town of Seaboard.
Merck Struts Vaccine Plant
Corporate and civic leaders gathered to dedicate Merck's new $750 million vaccine manufacturing plant in Durham.
Regado Enrolls All 26 for Test
The Durham company has completed its 26-patient enrollment in a clinical study of its REG1 anticoagulant system.The study is to see if it can replace standard heparin therapy during coronary balloon angioplasty and during insertion of stents into coronary arteries.
Biotechnology Education Forum for Teachers
More than 70 teachers and school administrators from the northeastern and eastern regions of North Carolina attended a biotechnology forum in Elizabeth City October 9.
From (Elizabeth City) Daily Advance
From WNCT
Merck's Interest in Durham May go Beyond New Plant
The Durham plant will compete with Merck's two other U.S. vaccine production plants for the production of a combination pediatric vaccine and a vaccine to protect against staph infections.
From the (Raleigh) News & Observer
Two at UNC-CH Join Institute of Medicine
Etta Pisano, the Kenan professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the inductees.
From the (Raleigh) News & Observer
Wake Forest University Second in Country
The university ranks #2 in the country for return on research investment based on discoveries made by medical and technology researchers.
From Winston-Salem Journal
Community Watch
- Niraj Vasisht, Ph.D., vice president of product development for Raleigh-based BioDelivery Sciences, has been promoted to senior vice president of product development and chief technical officer. Vasisht is an internationally recognized expert in the field of microencapsulation and nanoencapsulation. More
- Durham-based Aldagen has appointed Lyle Hohnke, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Hohnke has been a partner of Tullis Dickerson, a healthcare-focused venture capital fund, since 1994 and currently serves on the board of several private and public companies. More
November 20
BIO Informational Meeting
(Durham)
December 4-5
SE BIO Investor Forum
(Palm Beach, Fla.)
February 16-17, 2009
Biotech 2009
(Raleigh)
May 18-21, 2009
BIO International Convention
(Atlanta)
View our complete listing of events across North Carolina.
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