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Representatives from G1 Therapeutics, United Therapeutics and Thermo Fisher Scientific shared insights from their companies with members of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Life Science Caucus on during its meeting held Wednesday, July 21
Read MoreWhen it comes to creating lab space for a new or established business, getting your team together early and allowing plenty of time to plan are the keys to success, according to panelists assembled for NCBIO’s Lab Space Forum held online Tuesday, July 13.
Read MoreLaura Gunter Laura Gunter, M.B.A, has been selected as the new president of NCBIO, the N.C. Biosciences Organization, succeeding longtime president Sam Taylor who died in February. Gunter has served as the organization’s executive vice president since 2020 and has filled the executive role since Taylor’s death. Gunter joined NCBIO in 2013 as director of…
Read MoreSam Taylor NCBIO, the NC Biosciences Organization, is raising funds to create the Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarship in the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation to provide scholarships for students pursuing training and careers in the life sciences in North Carolina. Â The organization’s goal is to create an endowed fund that will…
Read MoreThe Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes released the 2021 Life Sciences Workforce Trends Report (PDF) in June 2021 at the BIO Digital Convention. The report provides a national snapshot of the current and anticipated talent needs of the nation’s dynamic life science industry. The report leverages intelligence drawn from interviews with industry executives across the…
Read MoreSalil Desai, Ph.D., says “digital twinning” is the future of biomanufacturing. Presenters from Novozymes, Pfizer and North Carolina A&T State University discussed optimizing production processes using automation and digitization during the June 8 Biotech Manufacturers Forum held online by NCBIO. The forum featured presentations by the following experts: Mike Hess, senior manager of science and…
Read MoreDepending on people, being flexible and agile and remembering the lessons learned during this pandemic were some of the key points shared by the panelists participating in NCBIO’s Medical Device Forum held online Wednesday, May 19.
Read MoreLike last year, this year’s Venture Connect held March 23-25 produced by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development took place entirely online but with many new features. NCBIO is a sponsor of Venture Connect, which connects life science and technology companies in the Southeast with investors, sponsors and fellow entrepreneurs to network, discuss innovative technologies and…
Read MoreREMEMBERING SAM TAYLOR Mr. Tillis. Madam President, I rise today with my colleague, the senior Senator from North Carolina, to honor the life and work of Sam Taylor, the president of North Carolina Biosciences Organization. Sam was a giant in our State and a leading voice for our vital and innovative life sciences and biopharmaceutical…
Read MoreNCBIO manufacturing companies discussed their workforce needs with North Carolina state legislators during the quarterly meeting of the NCBIO Biotech Manufacturers Forum held online Tuesday, March 2. Representatives of Biogen, FUJIFILM DioSynth, Grifols, Merck, Novartis, Novozymes and Pfizer were among those who spoke to leaders of the NC General Assembly’s Life Sciences Caucus. Caucus co-chairs…
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