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Viamet Pharmaceuticals Raises $4M Round of Financing
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Advanced Liquid Logic Wins Frost and Sullivan Award
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Biotechnology in the News

NC State, Dole Plan Taking Shape for Crop Research Partnership

"On the North Carolina Research Campus, North Carolina State University will partner with Dole Food Co. and conduct research on making fruit and vegetable crops – like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sweet potatoes and romaine lettuce – healthier, more resistant to disease and have longer growing seasons"

From WRAL.com

Biodiesel Plant Signs Lease with North Caroline Ports

"According to the NC Ports Authority, a new biodiesel plant may be located at the Wilmington port facility and a yearlong-option lease has been signed"

From the Raleigh Chronicle

Biotech 2008 Coming Back to Winston-Salem

"The Council for Entrepreneurial Development will return to Winston-Salem for its Biotech 2008 conference, after making the city the first host for the event outside Research Triangle Park in 2006."

From the (Triad) Business Journal

Signs Go Positive for Pozen's Drug

"If Pozen's migraine drug is approved in August as expected, it would trigger a rare occurrence: a profitable biotechnology company."

From the Triangle Business Journal

RTI International in Discussions to Manage Core Lab at Research Campus

"Duke University is in talks with RTI International, a Triangle-based research institute, to manage the day-to-day operations of the Core Research Laboratory at the North Carolina Research Campus."

From the Independent Tribune

Calendar of Events

June 18
Biotech Forum: Trends in Exit Strategies (Research Triangle Park, NC)
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June 18-20
BIO VentureForum East (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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June 20
Introduction to Intellectual Property Issues (Kannapolis)
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June 25
Clinical Trials Lunch Series (Research Triangle Park, NC)
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This digest of Fast News was sent Thursday June 7, 2007. For the latest headlines on North Carolina's biotechnology industry, please visit http://www.ncbiotech.org/news_and_events/industry_news/index.html