CED lays off five staff members as part of ‘right-sizing’ moves
The entrepreneurial organization had become ‘too large,’ says incoming board chair Stephen Wiehe. Board wants CED to be better stewards of members’ donations, funds, he adds. Current chair Mary Musacchia says moves follow a review of CED’s focus and purpose.
N.C. Biotech Center launches fellowship program for university researchers
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is launching a program that could foster more commercialization of research work being done at the state’s universities.
This time, however, the focus is minds, not matter.
Called the NCBC Industrial Fellowship Program, it is designed to help scientists in postdoctoral work “transition” to private-sector jobs in the state’s life science industry. Across North Carolina, more than 50,000 people work in biotech-related...
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Is Apple working on an iPhone with a physical keyboard? I hope not.
Is all that ‘Googling’ shorting out our brains? Could be.
Duke Energy embraces winds of change in big way with latest power deal
UNC-NCSU’s Joseph DeSimone sets example for other university researchers in tech transfer
Our STEM winner: ‘Changing The World One Problem At A Time’
By Noah Garrett, Special to WRAL LTW
Innovation Exchange: Science, technology, engineering and math contest winner is SAS art director Brian Lloyd. ‘STEM can literally mean the stem of a leaf, which leads to the idea of growth. That's what the program is about … growing, learning and the knowledge that can be returned to the world,’ he says.
GlaxoSmithKline to appeal $81M verdict in Ala.
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IBM acquires mainframe rival PSI
Patriotism goes mobile – Multimedia content available for download
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How much exercise is enough?
A Duke cardiologist suggests walking 9 to 10 miles per week.
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CEOs initiating change – that’s much harder than identifying the problem
By Bill Warner, Paladin and Associates
The Angel Connection: Solving the business problem may involve the entire company and create a lot of resistance to the change.
Atlanta financial software firm lands $10.2M in funding
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Alimera, a Georgia-based drug development firm, eyes IPO
Startups facing ‘capital market crisis,’ venture capital group warns
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Zink and Polaroid’s inkless printers hit stores this Sunday
Durham-based drug startup lands $25M in new financing
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FDA panel urges more testing for diabetes drugs
By MATTHEW PERRONE (AP Business Writer)
Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended.
Altea Therapeutics signs development deal worth up to $109M
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LabCorp launches ovarian cancer screening test
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International law challenge: Beware the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
By Joan Keston, Keston & Associates
International Business Corner: Many business environments and cultures depend economically on the exchanging of favors. While bribery and corruption are not legal in any country, the line of legality is often different from that in the US.
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Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Business Writer)
Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.
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Are we in a recession? Yes, says N.C. Bankers Association economist
By HARRY DAVIS, N.C. Bankers Association
However, North Carolina is faring better than most states due to manufacturing for export and a housing market that isn’t the drag on the economy it is elsewhere.
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