IN FOCUS FEATURE
NC Scientists Team Up Against Shellfish Toxin
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Seven of the state's research parks have teamed up to promote North Carolina's strengths in technology-based economic development. Throughout the state, research parks drive biotechnology business development, from marine science to natural products.
NC Scientists Team Up Against Shellfish Toxin
Marine scientists in Beaufort have partnered with a small Durham firm, Mercury Science, to develop and market a test kit that streamlines detection of a sometimes-deadly shellfish toxin.
These test kits enable scientists to detect and measure domoic acid, one of the main marine algal toxins. It is known to cause serious illness and death in humans and marine mammals.
Read more about the test kits and the North Carolina partnership that is bringing research to market in this week's In Focus.
From Our Web Site
Chance for $50K NC IDEA Grant Runs Through Jan. 30
Start-up companies in North Carolina interested in competing for $50,000 in support grants must submit online pre-proposal applications to NC IDEA no later than Friday, Jan. 30.
Micell, Maxcor Sign Stent Deal
Micell, a Raleigh early-stage developer of advanced medical technologies, has signed an agreement with Maxcor for developing stents and balloons that emit medicines to treat cardiovascular disease.
Biotech a Leader in Economy, Tolson Says
When our economy recovers, it's a good bet that biotechnology will be one of those sectors leading the way.
NC Opens Shanghai Office
The North Carolina Department of Commerce has opened a trade office in Shanghai.
BASF, Monsanto Await FDA OK on Drought-Tolerant Corn
RTP's BASF Plant Science and its partner, Monsanto, have produced a variety of corn that still flourishes in dry conditions.
GSK Submits RLS Drug for Approval
GlaxoSmithKline has resubmitted the New Drug Application to the FDA requesting approval of Solzira Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome.
Expression Analysis Enters Agricultural Market
Genomic-services firm Expression Analysis of Durham will expand its offerings with the recent purchase of an Illumina genome analyzer.
SCYNEXIS Drug Targets Hepatitis C
RTP-based SCYNEXIS reported positive results from a Phase I clinical trial of its lead oral antiviral therapy targeting hepatitis C.
5 Places to Find IP to License
In a down economy, the ideas that you develop don’t have to be your own. Here are five places to find hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patented ideas waiting for you to license on very reasonable terms.
From The Business of Emerging Technology
Center Offers Grant-Writing Program
The N.C. Biotechnology Center has launched a program to help Tar Heel applicants write stronger grant proposals.
From the Salisbury Post
Clinical Research Organization PRA International Expands Asian Presence
The Raleigh company is expanding its operations in Asia through a partnership with a Taiwan-based firm.
From Local Tech Wire
Leading Nutrition Expert Comes to N.C. Research Campus
Dr. Sangita Sharma looks at what might cause cancer, heart disease and diabetes in different ethnic groups, then introduces programs within the communities to cut their risk of disease.
From Salisbury Post
N.C. Research Parks Plan Branding Effort
Bill Dean, the director of Piedmont Triad Research Park in downtown Winston-Salem, was named as the chairman of the N.C. Research Parks Network.
From Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina Research Campus, David Murdock Impress Biotech Vet Charles Hamner
The founder of the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis will be working with the Hamner Institutes in RTP on a variety of biotech and nutrition-related products.
From Local Tech Wire
Research Campus on Governor’s Radar
Perdue delivered a speech last fall at the Charlotte Biotechnology Conference, where she sold herself as the “biotech governor.”
From Salisbury Post
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Joseph Piven, M.D., has been named editor-in-chief of the newly created Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. More
- Robert Perry of Manteo has been appointed permanent director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment’s Albemarle Ecological Field Site. The site allows UNC undergraduate students interested in environmental sciences or coastal issues to spend their fall semester in the field. More
- Terri Lomax, Ph.D., interim vice chancellor for research and graduate studies at North Carolina State University since last June, assumed the title of vice chancellor on Monday. She oversees more than $300 million in R&D expenditures, federal relations, research funding and compliance, technology transfer and commercialization, Centennial Campus partnerships, and the Graduate School. More
February 16-17, 2009
Biotech 2009
(Raleigh)
May 13-14, 2009
Chapel Hill Drug Conference
(Chapel Hill)
May 18-21, 2009
BIO International Convention
NC Pavilion Sponsorship
(Atlanta)
View our complete listing of events across North Carolina.
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