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At Legislative Luncheon, legislators encourage NCBIO members to make industry needs known

Milestone Strategy's Joe Lanier and NCBIO President Laura Gunter moderate a panel comprising the chairs of the NC Life Sciences Caucus Sen. Mike Woodard, Rep. Donna White, Rep. Robert Reives and Sen. Paul Newton on Aug. 31. The co-chairs of the NC Life Sciences Caucus talked about workforce... Continue Reading

Second class of Sam Taylor life sciences scholarship recipients named

Taylor scholarship recipients Stephanie Alston, Gage Lindley and Ayonna Sawyer at the 2022 NCBIO Annual Meeting The second class of recipients of the Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarship in the NC Community Colleges Foundation has been named. This year, five scholarships have... Continue Reading

Lab Space Forum discusses tight supply, innovative solutions to lab space shortage

Moderator Marlene Spritzer (Lee & Associates), Joel Gates (Azzur Group), Amy Watkins (Lincoln Harris) and Greg Capps (Longfellow Real Estate Partners) Lab Space Forum sponsors Stone Alexander and Marlene Spritzer (Lee & Associates), Joel Gates (Azzur Group), Carrie Kleinle Nye... Continue Reading

North Carolina unified in attracting new ARPA-H headquarters to the state

Leaders from public and private universities, businesses, nonprofits, trade associations and state government have joined forces to bring the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health headquarters to North Carolina. ARPA-H recently received $1 billion in inaugural funding from Congress... Continue Reading

Supply chain during pandemic discussed at June Biotech Manufacturers Forum meeting

NCBIO's John Wagner and Merck's Vinay Khanna at the June 1 NCBIO Biomanufacturers Forum Representatives of Merck and NCBIO discussed the supply-chain difficulties and issues the COVID-19 pandemic created for the bioscience industry at the quarterly NCBIO Biotech Manufacturers Forum meeting... Continue Reading

Medical Device Forum discusses current FDA regulatory environment

NCBIO members got an overview of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory environment for medical devices both during the pandemic and now at the NCBIO Medical Device Forum held May 11 at the NC Biotechnology Center. Robert Rosenthal, a partner with MED1 Ventures, moderated a panel... Continue Reading

BIO: CMS decision enormous setback for Alzheimer’s patients, dangerous infringement on FDA autonomy

On April 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services held to its original decision to limit coverage of the Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment Aduhelm — along with other drugs like it — to clinical trials. Michelle McMurry-Heath, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of... Continue Reading

Lead gifts from Alexandria Real Estate, Biogen, Hatteras push Taylor scholarship fund past $200,000

Sam Taylor The Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund created by NCBIO at the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation Inc. has exceeded $200,000 in gifts and pledges with leadership gifts coming from Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Biogen and Hatteras Venture Partners. Grifols,... Continue Reading

NCBIO forum explores moving technology through funding phases

A high quality board of directors and valuable outside partnerships are two advantages that biotech startups would do well to cultivate, according to the expert panelists assembled for the NCBIO Emerging Company and Technology Forum held Wednesday, March 16, at the NC Biotechnology... Continue Reading

NCBIO Roadmap to Diversity event offers guidance for member DEI initiatives

Laura Gunter, Neil Jones, Celeste Warren and Shaylah Nunn-Jones NCBIO members gathered at the NC Biotechnology Center Wednesday, March 9, to seek inspiration and guidance in pursuing their companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Some key takeaways from the... Continue Reading

Biotech joins efforts to aid in humanitarian relief in Ukraine

The biotech and life sciences industry is coming together to donate a range of critical medical supplies, equipment, and medications to the people of Ukraine. "The conflict in Ukraine and violence from Russia defies international law, norms and modern sensibilities,” said BIO President... Continue Reading

BMF presenters share lessons learned commissioning facilities during pandemic

At the NCBIO Biotech Manufacturers Forum held online Feb. 23, representatives from FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Lilly and Project Farma shared what they had learned about commissioning new facilities and equipment during the during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenting at the meeting were... Continue Reading