RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – AskBio, PPD, Novan, RedHill, Mercury Gate, Percona are all making news. Here are the headlines:

AskBio’s new gene editing partnership

Another award for PPD

Novan expands its portfolio

RedHill BioPharma’s $36 million deal

Gartner gives high marks to Mercury Gate

Percona’s open source software survey finds diversity across cloud data center operations