Eleven bioscience research projects at seven institutions from Asheville to Wilmington have garnered nearly $822,000 in grants from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
The Biotechnology Research Grants will fund research at:
- the University of North Carolina-Asheville;
- Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte;
- the University of North Carolina-Charlotte;
- Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem;
- North Carolina Central University in Durham;
- East Carolina University in Greenville; and the
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
See a list of grant recipients.
Program Specifics
The Biotechnology Center started the Biotechnology Research Grant program last year to provide up to $75,000 to investigators at North Carolina universities and non-profit institutes.
The program allows scientists with innovative ideas in early-stage development to generate preliminary data that can help them attract further funding from other sources, with the ultimate goal of commercializing their technology.
In order to stimulate research across the state, the grants are available to principal investigators at any North Carolina academic or nonprofit research institution--except those at the main campuses of Duke University, N.C. State and the UNC-Chapel Hill.
However, scientists at satellite campuses of these three universities, such as marine research laboratories, agricultural research stations, and ecological research stations, are eligible for the grants. The grants are open to tenured or tenure-track faculty, including junior faculty.
The Biotechnology Research Grant is awarded for research projects lasting up to 18 months. At least 10 percent of the grant must be matched by money from other sources. Proposals are evaluated based upon originality, scientific merit and potential commercial significance.
About the Biotechnology Center
The Biotechnology Center, headquartered in Research Triangle Park with five regional offices serving the west, east, southeast, Piedmont Triad and Greater Charlotte, is a private, non-profit corporation supported by the General Assembly.
Its mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business and education statewide.
