Bill Gates-backed Triangle startup targeting Alzheimer’s treatment raises $6M
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An RTP based drug development firm backed by a Bill Gates-linked foundation has raised more than $6 million as it…
Life Sciences
Durham drug firm BioCryst receives orphan drug designation for genetic disorder treatment
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Durham-based BioCryst, which discovers and develops medicines to treat rare diseases, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan…
Inside NC Biotech Center-led coalition’s winning $25M federal grant – the plan, the partners
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A statewide coalition of public and private partner organizations and institutions, led by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has received…
‘Ghost forests:’ NCSU researchers warn sea rise is drowning more trees.
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After driving for hours into the sun, Marcelo Ardón pulled off onto a bumpy gravel road leading into a coastal forest where rising sea…
Better soil, better future: Institute in Morrisville strives for a fertile future; $2M Walmart grant helps
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By 2050, the world’s agricultural systems will need to provide food, fiber and fuel for another 2 billion people, or…
Brain cancer fighter? UNC scientists discover a potential treatment in common lab molecule
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made the surprising discovery that a molecule called EdU, which is commonly…
RTP biotech firm expanding with addition of biodefense/infectious disease lab
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NightHawk Biosciences has announced plans to build a new advanced biosafety level 2 laboratory that will add biodefense and infectious…
Durham startup targeting an implant targeting prostate cancer recovery raises $6.6M
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A Durham startup focusing on improving outcomes from prostate cancer surgery now has $6.6 million in its tool chest to…
Clinical trial coming for RTP biomaterials startup focusing on breast reconstruction
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Research Triangle Park-based BioAesthetics Corp., a biomaterials company that received early funding from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has announced…