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The NC Life Sciences Organization's Biotech Manufacturers Forum met Sept. 23 for its third-quarter session, bringing together site leaders, human resources teams and academic partners to examine a question raised at the group's August site leadership dinner: Does North Carolina have enough... Continue Reading

2026 Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarship recipients Sandy Creech, Christina Green, Taylor Joostema and Marisa Phisayavong-McNellie were recognized at the 2026 NCLifeSci Annual Meeting Sept. 16, 2026. The NC Life Sciences Organization, the North Carolina Community College System and the... Continue Reading

The NC Life Sciences Organization joined the celebration of 50 years of biotechnology innovation at its 2026 Annual Meeting at SAS in Cary on Sept. 16. Nearly 300 industry leaders, policymakers, investors and patient advocates attended the daylong program. Speakers used the 50th... Continue Reading

Morgan Daniels of Continuum Consulting moderated a panel featuring Paola Adame of Pfizer, Drew Duncan of Biogen and Julie Wells of Give an Hour. Workplace mental health depends less on any single program and more on culture, leadership and everyday connection, panelists said during the... Continue Reading

Site leaders from 13 biomanufacturing companies met Aug. 19 for the annual NCLifeSci Biotech Manufacturer's Forum Site Leader Dinner where a state environmental official named wastewater capacity as a leading infrastructure constraint for the industry in North Carolina. The meeting and dinner... Continue Reading

CBRE's Neill Sherron moderated a panel comprising Jason Davis of GXP-Storage, Lindsey Brown with Longfellow Real Estate Partners, Matt Gladdek of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce and Liquidia's Michael Hunter. Supply chain resilience, facility design and regional collaboration took... Continue Reading

Representatives from Eli Lilly & Company and Merck shared how their North Carolina manufacturing sites are putting artificial intelligence to work on the shop floor at the June 17 meeting of the NCLifeSci Biotechnology Manufacturers Forum at the NC Biotechnology Center. Kathleen Kelsey,... Continue Reading

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT Artificial intelligence holds significant promise for medical devices and clinical care, but its impact depends on applying the right tool to a well-defined problem, and navigating a regulatory environment that is struggling to keep pace with the technology. Those were... Continue Reading

Megan Lyman, Gina Sloan, Tim Kelliher and Patrick Doyle comprised the panel at the 2026 NCLifeSci Agtech Luncheon and Forum. The NC Life Sciences Organization brought together four agricultural technology leaders on April 15 for its Life Sciences Luncheon and Forum at the Alexandria Center... Continue Reading

More than two decades of workforce collaboration came into sharp focus on April 8 when NCBioImpact hosted its first Industry Resource Exchange Fair at the NC Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. The event drew more than 170 attendees from partner organizations across education,... Continue Reading

Join NCLifeSci for an April 23 informational webinar, where our partners at Marsh McLennan will walk you through the ins and outs of the health plan. REGISTER HERE >> The association health plan for NCLifeSci member companies will be delayed a year after Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC paused... Continue Reading

Neil Jones of Lindy Biosciences, Dave Moore of Novo Nordisk, Anil Goyal of IMMvention Therapeutics, Tom Adams of Pairwise and Tom Greene of Corteve Catalyst Leaders from pharmaceutical, agricultural biotechnology and drug delivery companies gathered March 5 at an NCLifeSci Life Sciences... Continue Reading