NCBiotech News

Each year, 160 students earn the BioWork certification from Johnston Community College, paving the way to fulfilling careers in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

A trio of Triangle scientists is launching Isolere Bio, bootstrapped with a $250K NCBiotech loan that led to $7 million in seed funding attracted by the technology they believe can allow gene therapy companies to vastly increase the number of doses they can produce.

Isosceles Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Wilmington company developing synthetic cannabidiol to treat pain and inflammatory diseases, has named William Humphries as its CEO.

High Point University plans to invest $150 million to create a School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, which would be the only dental school at a private university in North Carolina

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.

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.

On Friday, May 7, 2021, Alamance Community College will observe the groundbreaking of its groundbreaking $17.6 million Biotechnology Center of Excellence.

Raleigh-based Aceragen, which focuses on treatments for rare illnesses, has acquired an investigational Farber Disease therapy – ACG-801 – from RTP neighbor Enzyvant

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.

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.

UNC Pembroke neuroscientist Ben Bahr has received the 2021 Outstanding Mentor Award from the health sciences division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Inivata has entered into a commercialization agreement with Agendia to distribute Inivata’s RaDaR liquid biopsy assay to detect breast cancer.

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.

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.

RTP biopesticide startup Vestaron has submitted its Basin biopesticide family to the EPAy for review.