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.
October 29, 2020
BioAgilytix, one of North Carolina’s fastest-growing home-grown life sciences companies, is adding 878 new employees with a $61.5 million investment in its global Durham headquarters.
October 28, 2020
Elizabeth City life sciences company IngateyGen is led by Hortense Dodo, Ph.D., who is using CRISPR technology supported by NCBiotech to take the allergic reactions out of peanuts.
October 27, 2020
The North Carolina Economic Development Association today honored the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's Laura Rowley, Ph.D., as the Emerging Leader of the Year for her successes in attracting and retaining life sciences companies.
October 26, 2020
Holly Springs biotech startup Avior Bio says its Phase 1 clinical trial shows its chronic itch therapy is “safe and tolerable.”
October 26, 2020
Raleigh ag tech company Genoverde Biosciences has shifted focus during COVID-19, using its facilities and tech to provide hand sanitizers to communities in need.
October 26, 2020
Gene therapy pioneer AskBio of Chapel Hill, supported in its early years by NCBiotech, will be acquired by Bayer AG, the German healthcare and ag conglomerate, for up to $4 billion.
October 22, 2020
Durham's Tellus Therapeutics has received Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Drug designations from the FDA for its neonatal brain injury treatment.
October 21, 2020
Durham's Emergo has just received $3.5 million in equity backing from 77 investors for a new clinical study to see how the therapy works on patients with flu-like symptoms.
October 20, 2020
Burlington-based LabCorp has launched a new antibody test for research labs, the latest in a string of contributions to the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
October 20, 2020
MED-EL Medical Electronics, a hearing-technology company with U.S. headquarters in Durham, was recently named “Innovator of the Year” by the online publication Hearing Health & Technology Matters.
October 19, 2020
Scientists now have a complete genetic blueprint to help them better understand the western flower thrips and to find ways to control the pest.
October 15, 2020
Any STEM company in North Carolina that has received a specified type of federal grant for research and development has until Dec. 1 to apply for matching state funds through the One NC Small Business Program.
October 15, 2020
Amanda Taylor, a 29-year veteran of Merck, assumed responsibility for the Maurice R. Hilleman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing in Durham.on August 1.
October 15, 2020
The Maurice R. Hilleman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing in Durham, where yet another 100-job expansion was announced this week, is key to Merck’s future as one of the world’s powerhouse vaccine manufacturers.
October 14, 2020
Polarean, a Duke University spinout bootstrapped by an NCBiotech loan, has filed a new drug application with the FDA for its unique technology for lung imaging.