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Economic forecasts and life science predictions for 2019 capped the tech and life science news headlines across North Carolina for the week of December 31-January 6.
Stories also covered the latest happenings involving Epic Games, Locus Biosciences’ new licensing deal, North Carolina’s industrial hemp market, and more.
Here’s a look back at local and state headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY December 31 Headlines:
- After lower-than-expected revenue forecasts, LabCorp makes changes at top
- Dova Pharmaceutical’s executive shakeup
- Durham-based Pique Therapeutics injects equity & debt cash
- Epic Games’ founder slams spyware rumors
- Epic Games settles with former contract worker for disclosing Fortnite secrets
- Events on the horizon in February: Triangle Startup Weekend, ShredX, CED Tech Conference & more
- NC headliners: 65+ workshops, discussions, deadlines & more events
- NC TECH kicks off 2019 with event examining innovation & workforce trends
- Raleigh’s Shipmint Inc. half way to $200K debt raise
- The Select Group training future women business leaders
- To fill “new collar” tech jobs, businesses connect to students
- Triangle headliners: 59 tech & life science events on tap for January
- Triangle tech calendar: 100+ meetups to check out
WEDNESDAY January 2 Headlines:
- 22 investors pour more than $6M into heart health startup Myocardial (+ video)
- AT&T completes sale of data center colocation operations for $1.1B
- Durham startup focused on training coaches lands cash
- Economic Forecast Forum: What’s in store for NC in 2019?
- Education software developer Terra Dotta raises another $1M
- LaunchBio kicks off 2019 with Larger Than Life Science event
- Mike Walden: Is recession coming in 2019 for US economy?
- Novan promotes former Quintiles exec among management moves
- Windstream sells EarthLink consumer internet business for $330M
THURSDAY January 3 Headlines:
- BioCryst starts clinical trial of anti-viral drug
- Durham life science startup StrideBio names CEO
- Durham’s Windsor Circle merges with Atlanta firm; CEO Matt Williamson now COO
- Locus Biosciences lands $20M upfront, could earn nearly $800M in licensing deal
- NCSU, CDC researchers’ new technique could increase effectiveness of mosquito netting
- Precision cancer drug startup GeneCentric replaces founder with new CEO
- Raleigh-based botanical oil startup raises $3.7 million
- Startup Grind Triangle’s leader steps down, launches own venture
FRIDAY January 4 Headlines:
- Durham-based startup SoleLife plans to disrupt the worldwide coaching industry
- Facebook apologizes for banning evangelist Franklin Graham
- Industrial hemp: North Carolina poises to exploit an old new crop
- Inside the potential $818M Locus Biosciences deal + a CRISPR primer, video
- Internet of Things’s 4.0 economy – what to expect in 2019
- NC’s 2019 economic project pipeline is packed with 200+ potential projects
- Photo shoot: LaunchBio kicks off 2019 with ‘Hempy New Year’ event, a look at BioLabs
- What’s key to North Carolina’s economic growth? Keeping existing companies happy, say experts
