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WEEKLY E-NEWS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Triad BioNight to Spotlight Region's Best
 Spend an evening with the Triad's best in the biotechnology industry November 19 at the Greensboro-High Point Airport Marriott. The evening will include a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner with a speaker program and awards presentation. David King, chairman and CEO of LabCorp, and Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine will present.
More information and registration
The nomination deadline for the Piedmont Triad Biotechnology Excellence Awards is October 23. To request a nomination form, contact Beth Williams at bwilliams@greensboro.org
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UNC is the lead institution in a study of rare genetic airways disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia.
The famed lung transplant surgeon founded a biotechnology company last year called X-In8 Biologicals, which received help from the Biotechnology Center.
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to be housed in the newly opened Plato S. Wilson School of Commerce, will include classes for HPU's entrepreneurship major.
The newly renamed ZeeCRO said it plans to continue providing global customers early- and late-stage development services.
A detailed overview of what went on at the 2009 Charlotte Biotechnology Conference last week!
One N.C. firm will get a main-stage presentation, and six others will get early-stage pitch opportunities at the annual venture capital fest.
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Help Your Company Reach Thousands at BIO 2010
 Are you going to BIO 2010 in Chicago? Reach more than 15,000 decision makers and take advantage of numerous networking and business partnering opportunities.
Join the North Carolina Pavilion today. www.ncbiotech.org/bio2010 |
News from Other Sites
AAIPharma Takes New Name – ZeeCro
From Local Tech Wire
From Tech Journal South
Drug Researcher Quintiles Moves Upstream
From Business Week
Event to Focus on Future of Region's Bioagriculture
From the Fayetteville Observer
GSK to Invest $17M in Biotech ‘Global Hub’ Near London
From Local Tech Wire
RTP Group Playing Host to Nanotechnology Conference
From Local Tech Wire
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Are You the Biotech Story of the Year?
 It's not just big pharma that's making a difference in the life sciences in North Carolina; innovations in biotechnology often come in small packages, and NCTechNews is calling for nominations for the Biotech Story of the Year for 2009 reflecting the state's strong future in this field.
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Community Watch
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Durham’s Intersouth Partners has promoted associate James Rosen to partner, working with the venture capital firm’s life science companies, including Cempra Pharmaceuticals of Chapel Hill, and Viamet Pharmaceuticals of Morrisville. More
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John Havlin, Ph.D., a professor in the soil science department and director of distance education at North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture, will receive the Agronomic Resident Education Award from the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting next month in Pittsburgh. More
- The British publishers of Good Clinical Practice Journal have named three Raleigh finalists for the publication’s annual Clinical Research Excellence Awards. Silvia Zieher, M.D., senior director and head of Latin American clinical operations for INC Research, and David Shearer, M.D., chief medical officer and vice president of clinical operations for ICTS (Integrated Clinical Trial Services), are finalists for the Clinical Research Professional of the Year. INC’s BIG Cardio Team is a finalist for Clinical Research Team of the Year. More
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This newsletter was sent Thursday, October 15, 2009. For the latest headlines from North Carolina’s biotechnology industry, please visit our Web site news section.
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