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08/23/10'Nanotech U' Opens for Business
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering has opened its doors in Greensboro, next door to the construction site that will be its permanent home by the end of next year.
08/20/10Bio Graphs
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08/20/10nContact Raises $4M More
Morrisville-based nContact Surgical, a developer of devices to help hearts maintain normal rhythms when they're undergoing surgery, has raised another $4 million, according to a regulatory filing.
08/18/10Bio Graphs
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08/16/10Bio Graphs
Bio briefs with names making news
08/13/10NC's a Leader in Developing Drugs for Mental Illness
North Carolina, the third-leading biotechnology state in the nation. Is also in the top four states providing hope to people with mental illness through its outstanding drug research capabilities.
08/13/10CeNeRx Lands $13M C Round
Cary-based CeNeRx has a new $13 million pot of money, a C round, to help pay for clinical testing of an experimental depression treatment.
08/12/10Tolson Talking at Aug. 26 Business Leader Breakfast
E. Norris Tolson, president and CEO of North Carolina Biotechnology Center, will discuss the rewards and challenges confronting the state's wide-ranging biotechnology sector at a breakfast for business leaders in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 26.
08/10/10Vaccines from Tobacco Plants?
Medicago, whose technology will produce vaccines from tobacco plants, announces up to 85 jobs and a $42 million investment in RTP.
08/03/10Cornerstone Signs Development Deals With Targacept, Altair
Winston-Salem's Targacept has signed an agreement with upstart Cary drug-development company Cornerstone Therapeutics, buying access to the library of experimental Cornerstone compounds that fit Targacept's business model.
08/03/10Bio Graphs
Bio briefs with names making news
07/27/10Helia Pact to Help Diabetic Dogs
Helia Medical, a Wisconsin start-up company that has just opened a Raleigh site, is already working on developing a nanotech-based oral insulin drug for dogs.
07/19/10BD Adds $38.4M Site, 187 Jobs
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced plans to invest $38.4 million to build a warehouse and East Coast distribution center in the Johnston County community of Four Oaks.
07/19/10Bio Graphs
Bio briefs with names making news
07/16/10UNC-TV Airs AgBio Benefits
Two RTP experts outline the importance of agricultural biotechnology for UNC-TV viewers.
07/15/10Biolex, Merial Grow Agreement
Pittsboro-based Biolex Therapeutics has expanded its longstanding business relationship with Georgia animal health products company Merial to use Biolex's unique duckweed system for developing animal vaccines.
07/14/10PPD, Lovelace to Share Work
Wilmington-based contract research giant PPD has signed an agreement with Albuquerque- based Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute (LBERI) to share some of their business opportunities.
07/14/10NCSU's Klaenhammer Honored
North Carolina State University scientist Todd Klaenhammer, Ph.D., whose award-winning research has been boosted by two $40,000 grants from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has landed a major dairy prize.
07/13/10File Now for $5M Fed Tax Credit
Get the lead out if you want to bring the bread in. The Biotechnology Center has identified at least 164 North Carolina firms developing new medical therapies that are eligible to apply until next Wednesday, July 21, for up...
07/07/10First Flight's John Draper Dies
Funeral arrangements are pending for John Draper, an entrepreneurship leader for North Carolina, who died unexpectedly during the weekend.

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