Pandemic means challenges, opportunities for RTP’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more attention than ever to life science research and development as…
Life Sciences
Bicoastal startup Kriya Therapeutics to grow gene therapy manufacturing in NC
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — There’s a new biotech company setting up shop in the Triangle, and it’s flush with cash…
Durham-based IQVIA to manage clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine vs. COVID-19
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Durham-based IQVIA has been selected to manage COVID SHIELD, an Australian clinical study of hydroxychloroquine, the drug President Trump said…
UNC researchers help develop tool to map flow of information within cells
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CHAPEL HILL – How do cells move? Why do they move? Why do some cancer cells move slowly while others…
RTP-based AskBio taps former Chimerix exec as chief financial officer
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio) is tapping a former Chimerix exec to be part of its C-Suite.
The…
Durham’s Kriya Therapuetics lands $80M to advance gene therapies for diabetes, severe obesity
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PALO ALTO, Calif. and DURHAM — Flush with cash, Kriya Therapeutics has big plans.
The biotech startup, with headquarters in…
NC medical software startup targets eye disorders, plans to locate in RTP
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – At least 1 billion people worldwide have impaired vision that could have been prevented or has…
Eli Lilly picks former GSK campus in RTP for $474M manufacturing plant
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has selected a site within the old GlaxoSmithKline campus – now known…
Bluebird nabs $200M in early payout from retooled Bristol Myers BCMA deal
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With its Bristol Myers-partnered CAR-T therapy under FDA review, bluebird bio is getting a $200 million payout. The Big Pharma…