A staple of the Watauga County corporate community has been selected large business of the year by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. MOLTOX Molecular Toxicology, Inc., which produces pre-clinical research products for toxicology testing, will be formally …
Morrisville-based Liquidia Corp., which is pursuing final regulatory approval for Yutrepia, its treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, has secured two agreements that will give the company an additional $100 million in capital. Liquidia announced …
Ad Astra Diagnostics (AAD), developer of rapid diagnostic systems, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its QScout™ rapid-result hematology system. The system provides fast, point-of-care white blood cell …
North Carolina’s booming biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry will need at least 8,000 new workers by the end of 2026. Will the state be able to provide that workforce? And how so? These are among the questions addressed in a new report, Window on the …
The road to the commercial contraceptive market is a “constant battle,” admits Michael O’Rand, Ph.D. For nearly a decade, O’Rand’s company Eppin Pharma Inc. has been traveling the long and expensive path of developing a drug that has the potential to …
A recent article, “Bibliometric analysis of global research trends in adeno-associated virus vector for gene therapy (1991-2022),” published earlier this month in Frontier in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, recognized R. Jude Samulski, Ph.D., as the …
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen this week announced their future name: Novonesis. “The name reflects the beginning of an era of biosolutions where Novonesis will unleash the full potential of biological solutions and generate significant value for all …
Millions of Americans are at risk for anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction to medicines, foods, bee stings, insect bites, dust, latex or other substances. And up to 25% of those at risk have not been diagnosed. People who have an anaphylactic reaction …
Raleigh-based Helixomer, a pre-clinical, drug-development company created at North Carolina State University, has won a $2 million federal grant to advance a pair of novel drugs to regulate bleeding and clotting in patients. The Direct-to-Phase-2 SBIR …
Morrisville-based NightHawk Biosciences is changing direction – and business strategy. The company has announced the divestiture of its biodefense subsidiary, Elusys Therapeutics, and other related assets to become a pure play large molecule …
Oceans across the globe are being overfished at unsustainable levels, giving rise to new approaches to satisfy increasing demand for seafood. One familiar approach is to produce farm-raised fish. In fact, this practice - known as aquaculture - now produces …
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNC Pembroke) today announced an inaugural bioprocessing training to help students and residents prepare for entry level positions in biopharmaceutical manufacturing …
After his 30-plus years of work in agricultural technology, one thing is crystal clear to Kevin Helash. “No matter where I travel in the world, consumers are looking for safe, healthy, affordable food produced with less chemicals,” he said in an interview. …
(Editor Note: This story originally appeared in the NC State News.) For almost as long as NC State University has existed, sports rivals have teasingly called us Moo U or Cow College, thanks to our strengths in agricultural research and education. So it’s …
Results from a collaborative project between Tiamat Sciences and BIOMILQ — women-owned biotechnology startups in Research Triangle Park — show the promise of using plant-based proteins to lower the cost of producing food using cultured cells. For the …
Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that it will acquire Propella Therapeutics, Inc., based in Pittsboro. Propella is a privately held biopharmaceutical company that has leveraged a wholly owned proprietary platform that combines medicinal chemistry with …
Avior Bio, a small Cary startup developing a treatment for pruritus, or chronic itchy skin, has secured an agreement to license its clinical-stage therapy to a New Jersey pharmaceutical company. Tharimmune Inc. in Bridgewater, N.J., announced Nov. 6 it had …
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center was saddened to learn that Philip Benfey, Ph.D., an inspiring and pioneering plant geneticist and entrepreneur, passed away on Sept. 26 at the age of 70. Benfey was the Paul Kramer professor of biology at Duke …
A new company is coming to town. Donaldson, a global provider of filtration products and solutions, announced November 9 that it is opening a 25,000-square-foot life sciences technical center in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The company said the facility – …
Grifols, a global leader in plasma medicines, today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new immunoglobulin (Ig) purification and filling facility at its Clayton manufacturing campus, one of the world’ …
