Posts tagged “Universities”
Nanotechnology sensor technology firm moves to Chapel Hill
QualSec has developed ‘e-nose’ device for analysis of airborne particles.
Duke spinout Affinergy receives $3.6M in federal grants
Company is developing coating technology for medical devices to deliver drugs, other materials.
‘Green Recovery’ plan could produce 62,000 jobs in N.C., study says
Study calls for $100B program across U.S. over two years. Proposal receives backing from several N.C. environmental groups. However, energy management company exec acknowledges programs will increase energy costs in ‘short term.’
iRobot acquires Durham underwater robot technology firm
Deal for Nekton Research, which has several U.S. military customers, could be worth as much as $15 million. Duke faculty launched Nekton.
RTP commercialization firm to work with UNC Charlotte on tech transfer
Southeast TechInventures will work with UNCC’s tech transfer office to spin out new companies.
SAS executive Ann Goodnight to receive Raleigh Chamber service award
Duke steps up collaboration with instant-chat service
UniversityTech: Starting this fall, OIT is creating ready-made Jabber chat rooms for all Duke courses as an option for instructors.
NCSU plans ‘faculty house’ at Research Campus
When will the housing crunch end?
In the early part of this decade, in order to combat the 2001 recession and the aftermath of 9/11, the Federal Reserve pushed interest rates to a generation low and simultaneously flooded the economy with money and credit. The table was set for a huge borrowing spree. Residential housing was a likely recipient for this borrowing.
UNC spin-off receives $2 million grant for cancer treatment technology
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spin-off company has been awarded a $2 million grant to commercialize a new technology to improve radiation treatment of prostate cancer.
Defibrillators save lives, don't diminish quality of life
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among patients with heart failure, and they do so without significantly altering a person's quality of life, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
NCSU conducting Internet Privacy Survey, participants welcome
A new online survey is under way to gather information about Internet privacy policies and user opinions and values.
The Hamner Institutes, UNC-Chapel Hill partner to research drug safety sciences
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Thursday that they are establishing a joint Center for Drug Safety Sciences that will be led by Dr. Paul Watkins, one of the world’s leading experts in drug-induced liver injury.
New Digital Showcase coming to RDU
Visitors to Raleigh-Durham International Airport will soon be greeted by a new digital showcase highlighting the Triangle's growth, hospitality, culture, Southern cuisine, education and business climate the moment they step off the aircraft.
