Cary startup taps industry exec as new CEO
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Sustaera Inc. has new executive leadership. The Cary startup that has developed new direct air capture technologies has appointed Dr. Mary…
Life Sciences
Duke Health: Gene editing tech demonstrates success in preventing, treating COVID
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In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to…
Raleigh biotech startup receives FDA approval for testosterone therapy
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Healthcare company Marius Pharmaceuticals has crossed another milestone, as the company’s oral testosterone replacement therapy KYZATREX™ has been approved by the U.S. Food…
UNC researchers secure more than $1B in funding for third consecutive year
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Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to grow, bringing in more than $1.2 billion in…
RTP pharma firm could get $45M if therapy targeting hearing lose due to chemo wins FDA OK
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Triangle-based Fennec Pharmaceuticials has a lot riding on possible FDA approval of its new drug candidate – Pedmark. Up to $45 million,…
Durham startup Altis Biosystems offers grant for research incorporating its proprietaty tech
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A research award program that Altis Biosystems introduced last year to encourage the use of its drug-screening technology worked so well the…
Durham firm projects $4B in healthcare savings if blue light tech used to treat COVID-19
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A recent peer-reviewed manuscript published in the Journal of Medical Economics details a health economics cost savings model that Durham-based startup EmitBio says indicates…
Durham biotech startup Xilis raises $19M for precision cancer therapy, drug discovery
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Biotech startup Xilis has added another $19 million to its round of financing, pushing the total to $89 million from…
Duke awarded $27M federal grant to build structural models of HIV
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Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) received a federal grant totaling more than $27 million over five years to focus…