Shawn Wyatt knows how to make the most of a corporate layoff. Wyatt, a chemist, had worked in progressively bigger roles at two pharmaceutical development and manufacturing companies, Metrics Inc., and its successor company, Mayne Pharma (now Catalent), at the same site in Greenville, N.C., for 16 years.

This conference brings together members of North Carolina’s life sciences ecosystem for a day of networking, professional development, and exploration of career and educational pathways in biotechnology. 

A trusted leader who offered a steady hand and strong leadership on an interim basis in an ever-changing research environment, Sharon Paynter, Ph.D., has been named Senior Vice Provost for Research and Innovation by the provost effective immediately, and in that role will serve as chief research officer for the university.