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WEEKLY E-NEWS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Did You Know?
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North Carolina biotech companies that were funded in the second quarter are Biolex, Cempra Pharmaceuticals, CeNeRx Biopharma, Metabolon, Piedmont Pharmaceuticals and Viamet Pharmaceuticals.
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The Raleigh company has been granted a patent extension for ONSOLIS — and its BEMA drug delivery platform — until at least 2019.
The FDA promises Morrisville's Salix Pharmaceuticals the company will get priority review on its NDA for the oral antibiotic rifaximin by February 2009.
An MBA student at East Carolina University got a $30,000 low-interest Company Inception Loan from the Biotechnology Center to pursue his dream of commercializing a new way to process and sell the meat of swimming crabs.
The recent U.S. News and World Report rankings brought some good news for colleges in the Charlotte area.
Swedish pharmaceutical instrument manufacturing firm Biotage is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Virginia to Charlotte.
Students from the life-science programs at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University crowded into the Biotechnology Center last week to learn how to make the challenging leap from an academic environment to an industry job.
Global agriculture giant Bayer CropScience is buying RTP-based Athenix for an undisclosed sum.
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News from Other Sites
Bent Creek Institute, NC Arboretum sign agreement with United Natural Products Alliance
The goal is to bring international attention to Western North Carolina’s natural products industry.
From Asheville Citizen-Times
FDA Approves GSK Vaccine that Fights Meningitis-Causing Infection
The vaccine is scheduled to be available in the next several weeks.
From Local Tech Wire
Swedish Firm Relocates US Headquarters to Charlotte
The company develops and manufactures instruments and consumables for pharmaceutical research. It plans to create 21 new jobs in Mecklenburg County.
From Asheville Citizen-Times
From Tech Journal South
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The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. |
Community Watch
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The Stasilon hemostatic surgical pad and wound dressing from Entegrion, a Research Triangle Park-based spinout from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has won a Merit Award in the Safety Category from the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market. Entegrion was started with the help of a $150,000 Small Business Research loan from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. More
Early-phase drug development consulting firm ClinPharm Consulting, of Research Triangle Park, has added pharmaceutical industry veteran Bill Wargin, Ph.D., to its roster of consultants. More
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This newsletter was sent Thursday, August 27, 2009. For the latest headlines from North Carolina’s biotechnology industry, please visit our Web site news section.
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In North Carolina, the investment in Biotechnology was eight times higher than in any other sector, totaling $80.6 million in six deals.