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The simplest way to define life sciences is the study of living organisms and life processes. At NCBiotech, we see it as science involving cells and their components, products and processes. Biology, medicine and agriculture are the most obvious examples of the discipline. However, in recent years, a convergence is underway that requires a ...
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Vice President, Life Science Economic Development Life Sciences Economic Development 919-549-8864 | laura_rowley@ncbiotech.org. A career in life sciences offers excellent choices and opportunities for your future from farming to pharmaceuticals. NC Biotech provides the tools you need to find your next career opportunity.
Medicago Experimental COVID-19 Plant-based Vaccine
Jul 24, 2020 · Medicago – a Canadian company with a biomanufacturing facility in Durham – has used it to produce an experimental plant-based vaccine for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease that has now reached a global pandemic level. The vaccine is built around a virus-like particle (VLP) grown in nicotiana benthamiana, which is closely linked to tobacco.
Virginia-based Indivior to invest $60M in Raleigh ... - NCBiotech
Nov 8, 2023 · Indivior, a global pharmaceutical company based in North Chesterfield, Va., will expand into North Carolina with a $60 million investment in a sterile manufacturing plant over the next five years. The company will develop a facility at 8900 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh previously owned by Sagent Pharmaceuticals and will retain Sagent’s current workforce while adding 35 …
Gene and Cell Therapy | North Carolina Biotechnology Center
What is Gene and Cell Therapy? Cell and gene therapies use cells and genetic material to treat diseases. Cell therapies involve transplanting healthy human cells into a patient’s body to replace or repair diseased or damaged cells or tissue, whereas gene therapy is defined as the treatment of disease by the transfer of genetic material into cells.
Biomason Raises $65 Million to Advance Biocement Technology
Mar 1, 2022 · Biomason of Research Triangle Park has raised $65 million in Series C financing to accelerate development of its technology for growing biocement with bacteria.. The funding round was led by 2150, a European firm that invests in new construction technologies for more environmentally sustainable cities, with participation from Celesta Capital, Hartree Partners, …
Merck Confirms J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Includes Durham Site
Mar 10, 2021 · Global pharmaceutical giant Merck has confirmed that its flagship Durham vaccine manufacturing facility is gearing up to help competitor Johnson & Johnson produce COVID-19 vaccine.. In a two-sentence statement issued Wednesday evening, Merck put an end to rumors that the massive Maurice R. Hilleman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing in Durham was joining …
9 Meters Biopharma Launches Trial for Short Bowel Syndrome Drug
If you were born with an abnormally short digestive tract, or had to have your bowel surgically shortened, a young Raleigh pharmaceutical company is developing a drug to help you regain lost nutritional benefit from food digestion. The company, 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMTR), is launching an ...
410 Medical Launches Improved Fluid-delivery Device
May 16, 2019 · 410 Medical takes its name from the calculation of fluid-delivery goals in pediatric septic shock (four boluses every 10 minutes = 410). The company has 15 employees. Durham-based 410 Medical has launched a new and improved version of LifeFlow, its medical device for treating life-threatening low blood pressure, shock and sepsis in critically ...