Gene editing system from NC State researchers could suppress pesky fruit pests
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Researchers have developed a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila …
Life Sciences
Novo Nordisk strikes potential $2B-plus gene editing deal with Durham’s Life Edit
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Gene editing from a Durham-based firm that will target possible new therapeutics has led to a deal with international drug…
Durham company grows human blood vessels, sends them to wounded Ukraine soldiers
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A Durham company is saving lives in Ukraine in an unusual way.
They’re producing blood vessels – in a lab…
Morrisville based life science company Syneos to be acquired in $7.1B deal
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Syneos Health, a biopharma services company based in Morrisville, is being acquired by a group of investors in a deal…
Textiles Researchers Prepare Stem Cells to Become Organ Tissue
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Nearly 3,000 people died waiting for an organ transplant in 2022, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and…
Duke AI Health: Building Better Guardrails for Algorithmic Medicine
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Recent years have seen growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence tools for healthcare applications, including diagnosis, risk prediction,…
Triangle precision medicine, drug research firm Metabolon lands $25M in new capital
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Metabolon is gearing up to further drive its global mission in precision medicine and drug research through study of the…
Pharma giant Eli Lilly to add 100 jobs at $450M manufacturing facility in RTP
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Eli Lilly is expanding its presence in the Triangle, with plans to invest $450 million in a manufacturing facility that…
Bayer launches new collaboration with Oerth Bio to further advance innovations in crop protection
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Oerth’s unique PROTAC® protein degradation technology is expected to be a new, game-changing generation of more sustainable crop protection products /…