BTEC, along with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, recently received the Economic Development Partnership Award at North Carolina State University’s Office of Outreach and Engagement annual awards ceremony. The ceremony, which was held April 29 at the university’s Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center, honors the commitment of NC State faculty and staff to fulfilling NC State’s land-grant mission alongside community partners.

It’s spring, 2024. A season of hope for everyone from gardeners to college applicants. And it’s also harvest time for North Carolina’s life sciences ecosystem.

It’s time to kick off a year of celebration for the state’s prescient and steadfast 40-year investment in life sciences growth and development via the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech).

An initiative connecting military talent with job opportunities in North Carolina’s growing biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry will expand, thanks to a new federal grant.

The two-year, $825,000 grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, will be used to increase access to job training, internships and referrals across the state through the Military Outreach and Veterans Engagement (MOVE) initiative, launched in 2019 by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. 

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has helped hundreds of companies achieve amazing milestones over four decades. It’s only fitting that the state’s thriving life sciences sector stop and recognize NCBiotech’s own milestone on the 40th anniversary of its founding.

Regulatory Strategy for Drug-Led Combination Products (NCRAF Spring Symposium)

The regulatory strategy for the combination product is critical for guiding activities from development through lifecycle management of combination products. This presentation focuses primarily on the development and refinement of the regulatory strategy and submission planning and execution for drug Primary Mode of Action (PMOA) combination products, which combine a drug or biological product with a medical device. Many of the concepts discussed can also be applied to device PMOA combination products and to drug-biologic combination products. 

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Lessons Learned: Effective Inspection Readiness Program

Regulatory inspections are crucial to maintaining compliance within regulated industries, especially in the life sciences industry. Given the high stakes of these inspections, organizations must remain compliant. 

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Extracting the truth: Solutions to successful medical device programs

Developing medical devices can be challenging, confusing, rewarding, and enjoyable all at the same time. Enjoy this free event to learn from industry leaders about demystifying the challenges of medical device development from generating the plan to submission to Regulatory Agencies.

Senior staff from Gad Consulting Services will provide details of the regulatory requirements, followed by multiple case studies to help understand requirements, challenges, solutions, and reporting from Study Management at PSL.

 

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Growing Inclusive Cluster: Insights and Panel Discussion

Join the Building Better Regions Community of Practice and New Growth Innovation Network on April 22 to launch the new Insight Report on Inclusive Cluster Development.

A new report by the Building Better Regions Community of Practice and the New Growth Innovation Network gathers evidence to answer the question, “How can we ensure the outcomes of cluster development initiatives benefit regions and people who have historically been excluded from economic opportunities?”

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Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit (SAFTS)

Exploring Sustainable Solutions
The SAFTS workshop, led by North Carolina State University, aims to deepen our understanding of “sustainability” in food systems. Through a multi-stakeholder approach, the summit will bring together scientists, industry experts, advocates, and policymakers to explore diverse perspectives on sustainability, share real-world innovations, and identify collaborative opportunities for the future.

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Why Vaccines Matter: From Laboratory to Clinic to Community

The program will highlight the New Technologies in Vaccines chapter in the Rx for Science Literacy curriculum manual (provided at no cost) and feature talks from Wake Forest School of Medicine researchers about why vaccines matter, current topics in vaccine research, clinical perspectives, and more.

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