NCBiotech News

District C, a Raleigh nonprofit, has created a new workforce development approach that gives high school students an opportunity to build collaboration and problem-solving skills through what the organization refers to as “purposeful coaching.”

Indian pharmaceutical maker Ipca Laboratories Limited, parent company of Pisgah Labs in Western North Carolina, says it will spend $55 million to expand its manufacturing product line at the Transylvania County facility.

The BioNetwork Learning Solutions Center and Gaston College, just west of Charlotte, will host a virtual summer career fair for BioWork, life science degree and BioNetwork students and job seekers on Wednesday, August 3, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Guy Aday was the operations chief for the U.S. Consulate in Northern Afghanistan. After he injured his back and returned to the U.S. for back surgery and physical and vocational rehabilitation, he found a rewarding new career path in biotech via Alamance Community College.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), with a spinoff startup headquartered in the Raleigh, is changing its executive leadership team.

Following two years of development, Astellas’ new late-stage clinical and commercial manufacturing plant officially opened its doors in Sanford.

The White House is closely reviewing North Carolina’s COVID response to glean “best practice” for pandemic preparedness going forward.

Morrisville gene editing startup Locus Biosciences is another step closer to actualizing its biotherapeutics against bacterial diseases after landing $35 million in additional capital.

North Carolina has scored top honors for its recruitment efforts for the second year in a row, landing Site Selection magazine’s 2021 Prosperity Cup,

Durham-based Humacyte is providing engineered blood vessels to multiple hospitals in Ukraine for treating wounded civilians and soldiers with vascular injuries suffered in the Russian invasion.

North Carolina is vying for up to $75 million in funding as part of the US EDA's “Build Back Better Regional Challenge.” This week, NC got to make its case in person.

MOLTOX, a family-owned pioneer in developing standardized genetic toxicology test products, just keeps getting stronger after 36 years in business from unlikely headquarters in the North Carolina mountain community of Boone.

Alamance Community College’s role in regional workforce development continues to grow, as it graduates over one-fourth of the state’s community college biotechnology talent.

Invitae, a California-based medical genetics company opening a lab and production facility in Morrisville, has commercially launched a new testing package for neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

City of Durham leaders have launched the Build Up Local Life Sciences (BULLS) initiative to help underrepresented young people connect with careers in the life sciences, including pharmaceutical manufacturing.