Biotech Center awards nearly $780,000 in grants, loans across NC
Date Published:
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 11 grants and loans totaling $779,300 to bioscience companies, universities and non-profit organizations in…
Life Sciences
RTI Forethought: Get READDI for the next pandemic
Date Published:
As we struggle to emerge from one pandemic, RTI International is putting at least $5 million into an effort with researchers from…
RTI’s Forethought Research Collaboration Challenge Announces Winner
Date Published:
The winning team will receive $5 million in initial seed funding to accelerate the production of antiviral drugs
RTI International,…
North Carolina Has the Nation’s Top State Business Climate in 2021
Date Published:
Site Selection magazine has named North Carolina as the state with the Top Business Climate in the U.S. The state…
Gene therapy firm picks Durham County for new plant, jobs paying $92.5K
Date Published:
Jaguar Gene Therapy, a developer of treatments targeting what it calls “severe” genetic diseases, will build a new manufacturing facility…
Gene therapy shows promise against neurodevelopment disorder Angelman, UNC scientists report
Date Published:
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene…
Duke lands $17.5M federal grant to develop next-generation coronavirus vaccine
Date Published:
by Sarah Avery
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded $17.5 million over three years to…
Raleigh’s Opus Genetics, with $19M in funding, hires two executives
Date Published:
Opus Genetics, which launched in September with $19 million in funding, is adding to the company’s leadership team, the company…
RTP’s Locus Biosciences secures up to $25M in credit, plans expansion
Date Published:
Locus Biosciences has signed a credit facility deal with Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) worth up to $25 million.
According to…