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 UNC, Duke, Wake Forest to offer undergraduate courses online

UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest are teaming up with several other universities to offer online undergraduate courses for credit and that can be taken at a member university where a student isn't enrolled.

UNC, Duke, Wake Forest join Semester Online

 Vision firm with R&D office in Durham closing on $4M investment

Hatteras Venture Partners is backing Georgia-based Clearside Biomedical which is developing a drug delivery platform for eye medications.

Clearside targets eye health

 Atlanta firm looks to raise $6M for image-guided surgical device

STATE OF VENTURE: Spectropath's imaging technology was developed at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and spun into a company in 2010. Spectropath has already raised about $417,000 in its first round of funding.

Spectropath

 Duke's Fuqua School climbs in Financial Times Global 100

UNC-CH, Emory and South Carolina slip in rankings; Wake Forest cracks the list.

 RTI-led consortium is one of 3 preferred providers in CDC contract

Duke, UNC-Ch and Emory are part of the group that can compete for projects to assist health care in emerging nations.

 Study: Growing number of cancer patients double treatment costs

Many more people afflicted with cancer also now receive outpatient care. Researchers at RTI International, Emory University and CDC report that costs increased to $48.1 billion in 2005 from inflation-adjusted total of $24.7 billion in 1987.

 GSK plans 'Open Lab' for campaign to defeat malaria, picks Emory as partner

The drug giant will allow outside scientists to access its data and also broaden efforts to combat other maladies through its recently announced patent pool, CEO Andrew Witty says. Emory University's Institute for Drug Discovery will be a partner.

A Malaria victim in Cambodia. (AP)

 Georgia Research Alliance venture fund closes on $18.75 million

 Georgia Tech launches center to help improve recovery of severely injured soldiers

UniversityTech: Musculoskeletal biology and regenerative medicine expertise are keys to effort, Tech says.

 Nanotechnology startup LaamScience raises $2.5M, secures German billionaire as investor

 Emory University tech transfer exec takes over as SEBIO leader

Jennifer Moore replaces Stephanie Adams at 10-year-old life sickness organization.

 Gates’ ‘Grand Challenge’ grants fund Duke, Emory projects

Duke scientist pursues eradication of malaria; Emory project focuses on possible vaccine for tuberculosis.

 UNC-CH-based biodefense consortium lands $35.5 million in federal research funds

 Dreaming: What if Cisco invested $2B at home rather than South Korea?

John Chambers commits to huge investment in R&D, financing and venture funds in his play for more Asia business. Korea's president thanks him for a 'difficult decision.'

 Emory’s cancer institute receives National Cancer Institute designation

 Government probes Emory about NIH grants, researcher and his links to GSK, WSJ reports

 Emory professor gives up leadership post in dispute over payments from GSK

 Five N.C. firms add 'fellows' through Biotech Center program

Five North Carolina companies are each gaining a research scientist – at no cost – as part of the new “Industrial Fellowships Program” funded by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

 Warner Bros. picks RTP firm to get serious about fighting AIDS in Kenya

Virtual Heroes, a developer of serious games technology, works with Warner Bros. Interactive, U.S. government to develop ‘Together in the Hood.’ Aim is to strengthen anti-HIV efforts.

 Southeast BIO picks four finalists in business plan competition