NCBiotech News
We work hard to bring you the stories about the life science community in North Carolina. Every once in a while, we add a little news of our own. Read some of those stories below, or check out some of our perspectives on our staff blog.
July 27, 2021
If you're interested in a life sciences career, mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 4 when BioNetwork hosts its fifth virtual career fair in partnership with biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies from across the state.
July 22, 2021
Raleigh emerged as the No. 5 metro area in the latest Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index, while Burlington hit #19 and Durham-Chapel Hill ranked #22 among the nation's top 300 markets.
July 20, 2021
RTP regenerative health company Merakris Therapeutics is providing a new eye-care product to eye surgeons and their patients in the Carolinas and Texas, thanks to a partnership with Winston-Salem nonprofit Miracles in Sight.
July 20, 2021
North Carolina has one of the largest biopharma manufacturing industries in the nation, and a well-coordinated workforce development network is providing the right stuff to keep it growing.
July 20, 2021
A compound developed by Rukiyah Van Dross-Anderson, Ph.D., an associate professor at ECU, with grant support from NCBiotech, could lead to more-effective skin cancer treatments.
July 15, 2021
Two teams of researchers from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have won top awards and a combined $400,000 in a five-year NASA competition, beating nine other teams and creating viable vessel tissue from human cells.
July 15, 2021
Kriya Therapeutics is poised to revolutionize gene therapies for highly serious diseases like diabetes and severe obesity after landing a whopping $100 million in capital.
July 14, 2021
Durham-based Bioventus, a global med tech company which went public earlier this year, is releasing a new product to its lineup that uses human tissue to improve bone fusions.
July 13, 2021
A new training program at Durham Tech will prepare students for good-paying entry-level jobs in North Carolina’s growing agricultural biotechnology industry beginning this fall
July 13, 2021
Durham-based Xilis has raised $70 million in Series A financing to advance its precision oncology platform.
July 9, 2021
Cary med tech startup Lucerno Dynamics has landed a critical partnership with Siemens Healthineers, one of the world's largest healthcare suppliers.
July 9, 2021
Laura Gunter, M.B.A, has been selected as the new president of NCBIO, the N.C. Biosciences Organization, succeeding longtime president Sam Taylor who died in February.
July 8, 2021
A new biopsy sheath developed by Raleigh med tech startup UVision360 is ready to hit the market after landing federal approval this week.
July 8, 2021
When COVID-19 upended his college aspirations, Carl May deferred his freshman year to battle the bug in his family business, Andersen Sterilizers, processing millions of swabs at the company's Morrisville contract sterilization facility and learning much in the process.
July 6, 2021
North Carolina military service members are taking the next step in their careers thanks to a program linking their interpersonal and leadership skills with targeted technical training.