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.
May 5, 2021
Tergus Pharma has officially moved into manufacturing as it gets set to open its new headquarters in Durham. And it promises more jobs are on the horizon.
May 4, 2021
Four lucky Durham Technical Community College students will soon pioneer a bold new apprenticeship program with Durham-based KBI Biopharma designed to groom more workers for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
May 3, 2021
On Friday, May 7, 2021, Alamance Community College will observe the groundbreaking of its groundbreaking $17.6 million Biotechnology Center of Excellence.
May 3, 2021
Raleigh-based Aceragen, which focuses on treatments for rare illnesses, has acquired an investigational Farber Disease therapy – ACG-801 – from RTP neighbor Enzyvant
May 2, 2021
UNC-affiliated startup RainBio is parlaying support from NCBiotech to develop a novel gene therapy for corneal blindness, giving patients a chance not only for longer lives, but better ones.
April 30, 2021
Novozymes, with U.S. headquarters in North Carolina, is leaning into a strategic alliance with Univar Solutions to expand its reach across multiple markets in North America.
April 29, 2021
UNC Pembroke neuroscientist Ben Bahr has received the 2021 Outstanding Mentor Award from the health sciences division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.
April 29, 2021
Inivata has entered into a commercialization agreement with Agendia to distribute Inivata’s RaDaR liquid biopsy assay to detect breast cancer.
April 28, 2021
The Charlotte region is the most attractive market for life sciences professionals, according to the 2021 Jones Lang LaSalle Life Sciences Emerging Markets Index. The Raleigh-Cary area is close behind, placing seventh in the country's top 110 markets.
April 27, 2021
RTP biopesticide startup Vestaron has submitted its Basin biopesticide family to the EPAy for review.
April 23, 2021
A dedicated team of NC healthcare providers and inventors, bootstrapped by an NCBiotech grant, is preparing to launch a revolutionary new hospital bassinet to enable new mothers and their babies to connect more easily.
April 23, 2021
EnviroFlight, an alternative protein company based in northern Kentucky, is relocating its headquarters and installing a new research and development facility in the Raleigh suburb of Apex.
April 23, 2021
Ritu Mathur parlays community college courses into a successful entry into NC's rewarding biomanufacturing sector.
April 21, 2021
High Point’s vTv Therapeutics has received the FDA designation as a Breakthrough Therapy for its TTP399 oral supplement treating type 1 diabetes and psoriasis.
April 20, 2021
San Francisco-based medical genetics testing company Invitae is investing $114.6 million to bring its wide-ranging medical testing capability to North Carolina, adding 374 life sc