Belgium firm acquires Wilson-based contract lab service provider Craft Technologies
Craft Technologies, a lab testing firm based in Wilson, is now part of a Belgium-based company.
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Barry Teater
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NC startup DisposeRx targeting opioids disposal lands deal with Walmart (+ Video: How it works)
Southern Pines-based startup DisposeRx has developed a novel product for neutralizing opioids. And retail giant Walmart has signed on to provide it to customers.
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NCSU spinout Galaxy Diagnostics confronts mysterious health menace
Bartonella are small bacteria that can cause big health problems. An NCSU spinout is developing a suite of tests to detect Bartonella and other pathogens in people and animals.
Read MoreWith a boost from Christie Brinkley, pharma firm Merz NA is hiring as Raleigh presence grows (+ video)
Merz North America, which recently enlisted supermodel, actress and entrepreneur Christie Brinkley in a national marketing campaign to promote two products in its aesthetics portfolio that she has used, Ultherapy and Xeomin, is continuing to grow its presence in Raleigh.
Read MoreNC life science manufacturers employ many rural commuters
To those who think biotechnology in North Carolina is an urban industry suited only for the Research Triangle, Piedmont Triad or Greater Charlotte regions, Mark Phillips has some eye-opening data that will nix that perception.
Read MoreUNC-CH licenses 3 potential gene therapies to New York biotech firm
University of North Carolina, a powerhouse in gene therapy research, has signed exclusive licensing agreements with a New York City biotechnology company for three preclinical gene therapies that could treat an eye disease, certain muscular dystrophies and rejection of corneal transplants.
Read MoreGreenville-based Fervent to launch clinical trial for menopause symptom drug
Fervent Pharmaceuticals has successfully submitted an Investigational New Drug application to the FDA for a drug intended to treat menopause symptoms.
Read MoreRaleigh-based Mako Medical Labs to add 153 jobs at new site in Henderson
Raleigh-based Mako Medical Laboratories will create 153 jobs over five years in Henderson, where it plans to build a $15.4 million testing facility with warehousing space.
Read MoreState of Startups: Who is doing what at NC Research Campus
Editor’s note: A new burst of business at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis is drawing renewed attention to what all is happening at billionaire David Murdock’s creation. Barry Teater offers an update in the latest “State of Startups” report. On Tuesday, Teater reported in detail about NCRC’s progress. Other stories in the series are linked with this post. KANNAPOLIS – Health-focused research carried out on the North Carolina Research Campus ranges from mapping the genetic pathways of strawberries, blueberries, oats and broccoli to developing nanotechnology-based hand sanitizers, to studying how exercise and plant-based flavonoids affect the immune...
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