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Mar 3, 2020

NIAID Small Business Workshop 2020

NIAID Small Business Workshop 2020 Hosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in partnership with North Carolina State University. The StateView Hotel, Autograph Collection 2451 Alumni Drive…

Jan 13, 2020

A world first: Triangle’s Locus Biosciences to launch major gene editing trial

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Morrisville-based Locus Biosciences, a developer of precision antibacterial therapies, will conduct the world’s first clinical trial of a recombinant bacteriophage therapy, a major milestone for the field, the…

Dec 13, 2019

Wade Fulghum named Assistant Vice Chancellor

After a national search, Wade Fulghum has been selected for the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Commercialization. Wade has served as Interim Executive Director for Research Commercialization since…

Dec 3, 2019

3 Named Fellows of Inventors Academy

NC State innovators in the fields of food safety and computer networking are recognized by the National Academy of Inventors.

Nov 8, 2019

NC State Awards 2019 Innovator & Entrepreneur of the Year

NC State strives to attract top-notch talent to our university. And the driven, dedicated people here consistently turn NC State research into real-world results, launching startups and patenting technologies at…

Jun 4, 2019

NIRSleep — a startup led by an NC State alumnus, former employee — wins $25,000 in 2019 Lulu eGames

Less than four years ago, Casey Boutwell was a licensing associate for the Office of Research Commercialization, helping NC State faculty take their research from the lab into the marketplace. Now,…

Apr 4, 2019

NIRvana Sciences Awarded $3 Million Phase IIb SBIR Grant from NIH

NIRvana Sciences, Inc., the leading developer of synthetic bacteriochlorins and chlorins, today announced that it has been awarded a $3 Million Phase IIb SBIR grant from the National Institute of…

Feb 11, 2019

NC State Spinout Locus Biosciences Inks Historic Licensing Deal

NC State provides innovators with a range of programs and services to develop, protect, market and commercialize inventions developed at the university through the licensing of intellectual property or the…

Jan 11, 2019

Howling Cow Ice Cream Available in Harris Teeter Stores

A State Fair and NC State campus delectable treat is now available for the first time in grocery retail locations across parts of the Triangle. Six different flavors of Howling Cow®…

Jan 3, 2019

Locus Biosciences Enters a Collaboration and License Agreement with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to develop CRISPR-Cas3 Bacteriophage Therapeutics

Locus Biosciences Inc., a biotechnology company developing precision antibacterial therapies, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to develop, manufacture and commercialize CRISPR-Cas3-enhanced bacteriophage ("crPhage™") products targeting two key bacterial pathogens for the potential treatment of infections of the respiratory tract and other organ systems.  Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC facilitated the transaction.