Durham startup NeedsList wins $1M grant from Google to scale crisis response software
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NeedsList will receive a $1 million grant and a team of a half-dozen software engineers from Google.org to assist the…
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BD to buy Durham’s Parata Systems for more than $1.5B in cash
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Parata Systems, a provider of pharmacy automation technology, will be acquired by BDin an all-cash deal for $1.525 billion, the…
Build Up Local Life Sciences (BULLS) is creating talent pipeline for bio industry jobs
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At the height of the pandemic, City of Durham leaders realized they were in a unique position to solve a…
Startup spotlight: Durham agtech firm could hold genetic key to better bananas & coffee
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Durham-based food technology startup Pairwise is going a little bit bananas…and coffee.
The company – which uses its CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing know-how…
7 Black-led startups receive $75,000 NC IDEA grants
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NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, alongside the leadership of…
Google opens new office in Durham – with a sweet touch, no champagne
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Google sweetly welcomed employees into its new Google Cloud office in Durham for the first time on Tuesday – but…
Duke University formalizes five-year innovation partnership with U.S. Army
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Duke University and the U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps have formed a new partnership, one that the entities say will…
Pfizer Invests $68.5 Million in New State-of-the-Art Facility in Durham, North Carolina to Further Advance Gene Therapy Capabilities
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today the opening of a new, state-of-the-art clinical manufacturing facility in Durham, NC. The facility…
Durham gene therapy plant to help Pfizer develop treatments for rare diseases
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Drug giant Pfizer on Wednesday cut the ribbon on a new manufacturing facility in Durham that will focus on gene…