NCBiotech News

With Gov. Roy Cooper's recent announcement on the extension of the Longleaf Commitment community college grant program, more low- and moderate-income North Carolinians can afford to get training for the fast-growing number of great jobs in the life sciences.

UNC has launched a program to bring more young people in every corner of North Carolina into a COVID-enabled initiative to connect with the possibilities now open In the life sciences.

NCBiotech has launched the NC BIONEER Venture Challenge to support life sciences startup commercialization, innovators, entrepreneurs, and companies across North Carolina.

North Carolina is taking the next big step as a global life sciences leader with our submission of a Phase 2 proposal for a major federal Economic Development Administration Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant.

NC BioNetwork is teaming up with biopharmaceutical companies from across the state for an April 21 virtual career fair to run from 3 to 6 p.m.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 17 grants and loans totaling $1.3 million to universities, bioscience companies and nonprofit organizations in the second quarter of its fiscal year.

LaunchBio’s signature Invest in Cures forum will again convene leaders of major disease foundations and social venture funds on Feb. 24 at NCBiotech.

If you're interested in learning more about the state’s growing biomanufacturing field, mark your calendar for Thursday, Feb. 17 when NCBiotech will host BPD’s BioGrow: Training and Education Across North Carolina.

Free of equity and debt, federally funded programs like the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) seem like a no-brainer for early-stage startups.

By 2025, life sciences companies in North Carolina will fill more than 5,000 new jobs as companies such as FUJIFILM Diosynth and Merck expand their facilities and other companies relocate to the state. 

Today marks International Women’s Day: a day devoted to celebrating women, their achievements and recognizing the bias that holds many back. The North Carolina life sciences community owes many successes to the women who devote their talents to public health.

WUNC, the University of North Carolina Public Radio station, devoted a 12-minute segment of the weekday show “The State of Things” to the state’s life science sector today.

Winter weather over the weekend brought treacherous road conditions to much of North Carolina. The Biotech Center's offices have adjusted their hours accordingly:

• Eastern Office (Greenville) - closed
• Greater Charlotte Office - closed
• Piedmont Triad Office (Winston-Salem) - closed
• Research Triangle Park headquarters - closed

Don't worry - Team NCBiotech is still working, and most of us can be reached by email.

Updated (:48 a.m. 1/9/2017

The NCBiotech Library has pre-negotiated two exclusive deals for access to full-text scientific literature from publishers Elsevier and EBSCO.
 

The following statement was issued August 27, 2013 by the Biotech Center. It can be attributed to Norris Tolson, President and CEO.

The Biotechnology Center’s leadership has reviewed programs and staffing as a result of the cut in our state appropriation from $17.2 million to $12.6 million. The 27 percent cut to our budget requires deep cuts and difficult decisions. As of Sept. 1, the Center is: