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Melinda Gates pledges $1 billion to boost gender equality

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Oct 2, 2019

Philanthropist and global rights advocate Melinda Gates says she’s pledging $1 billion to expand women’s power and influence.

Gates Foundation provides more funding for crop research at RTP-based AgBiome

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 13, 2019

AgBiome, the fast-growing agricultural technology firm spun out of UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013, is getting a second round of grant money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for crop research.

Gates Foundation awards UNC $14M for research to make childbirth safer

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 2, 2019

A team of clinical researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received $14 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct two studies aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes in the world’s poorest countries.

Duke study: HIV, malaria, tuberculosis vaccines unlikely without more money

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 11, 2018

Vaccines against HIV, malaria and tuberculosis — three major killers of the world’s poor — are unlikely to be produced in the foreseeable future unless vastly more money is committed to finding them, a new study has concluded. Other worthy goals that appear out of reach for now include...

Gates wants new Alzheimer’s test, backs $30M Diagnostics Accelerator fund

Posted by CNN | Jul 19, 2018

Besides a cure, what do those afraid of Alzheimer’s disease need most? According to entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates, a key need is a “reliable, affordable, and accessible” diagnostic test.

Agtech startup AgBiome lands multi-year Gates Foundation grant for crop project

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 15, 2018

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is turning to RTP agricultural technology startup AgBiome to tackle crop problems in West Africa.

South by Southwest evolves, taking on tough topics – not just latest tech

Posted by CNN | Mar 14, 2018

SWSX in 2018 reflects a changing tech landscape. Panelists tackled major issues like cybersecurity, sexual harassment, healthcare, surveillance,

For Bill Gates, it’s prices NOT right on Ellen DeGeneres show

Posted by CNN | Feb 22, 2018

Bill Gates is a genius. But he doesn’t know much about grocery prices as he shows on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Check out his guesses – and which one he got right.

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