In Focus

Biotech 2009 - Making North Carolina #1

The annual gathering of the state's biotechnology community welcomed nearly 1,000 attendees this week. Speakers, which included Gov. Bev Purdue, BIO President and CEO James Greenwood, and Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies, touted the state's strengths in this growing industry, and its potential to grow even more. Attendees and the public also were able to get up-to-the-minute updates via Twitter for the first time.

Read more about the conference in this week's In Focus.

From Our Web Site

City of Raleigh Proclaims Feb. 16 Biotechnology Day
The city of Raleigh dedicated Monday as Biotechnology Day to honor the conference at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Burke Podcast Cites New Biotech Link in Ag, Biofuels
Steven Burke, senior vice president of corporate affairs with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and acting president of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina, discusses the importance of biotechnology in the state's economic future.

Metabolon Finds Prostate Cancer Marker
RTP-based Metabolon and researchers at the University of Michigan have reported finding a molecule in urine that may indicate a man’s level of prostate cancer progression.

Clinipace Picked for SEVC
Morrisville's Clinipace is one of the 40 young companies chosen to present to venture capital investors at the Southeast Venture Conference on March 11 and 12 in Atlanta.

News from Other Sites

Biotech Firms Raise Concerns, Companies Face Cash Crunch
Much of North Carolina's biotech industry, the third-largest nationwide, depends on investments for survival.
From the (Raleigh) News & Observer

Economy Focus of First State of Region Forum
North Carolina Biotechnology Center President and CEO Norris Tolson will discuss agricultural biotechnology and Northeastern North Carolina's resources to support that industry.
From the (Elizabeth City) Daily Advance

Forsyth Tech's Nano Program Attracting Interest
The program launched four years ago and remains the only degree program of its kind the Southeast.
From the Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

Hamner Scientist Receives $25,000 Award for Research into Alternatives for Animal Testing
Melvin Andersen was one of two winners in the North American Alternative Award as chosen by Procter and Gamble and the Humane Society of the United States.
From Local Tech Wire

NCSU Researchers use Virus to Target Cancer Cells with Nanoparticle ‘Smart Bombs'
This method could lead to more effective chemotherapy treatments with greatly reduced, or even eliminated, side effects.
From Local TechWire

Biotech 2009 coverage

NC Biotech Industry Surveyed as CED’s Biotech 2009 Opens
From Tech Journal South

Experts Look At What It Will Take To Realize Perdue’s Biotech Proposal
From NBC 17 / MyNC.com

Gov. Perdue: NC can be top US biotech hub
From FierceBiotech

NC to Appoint Stimulus “Czar” and Not Satisfied with Being Number 3 in Biotech
From Tech Journal South

Perdue seeks to double size of N.C. biotech industry
From Local TechWire

Biotech 2009 conference opens Monday in Raleigh
From WRAL

This newsletter was sent Thursday, February 19, 2009. For the latest headlines from North Carolina’s biotechnology industry, please visit the news section of our Web site.

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