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Nov 15, 2017

NC State Startup Locus Biosciences Lands $19M in Funding for Gene Editing Technology

Locus Biosciences, born with the help of two loans from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has raised $19 million in Series A funding from major investors. The round was led…

Jul 17, 2017

Startup Locus Biosciences Secures $5m Convertible Note for CRISPR-Cas3 Antimicrobials

Research Triangle Park-based Locus Biosciences has secured a $5 million convertible note. Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Limited led the financing round, which also included the N.C. Biotechnology Center. One…

Jul 17, 2017

Bridging the Funding Gap from Research to Commercialization

Five promising North Carolina State University projects will receive support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), which helps NC State researchers move their inventions into the marketplace. “NC State is…

Jun 21, 2017

NC State Startup 410 Medical Receives Funding From Newly Formed Triangle Venture Alliance (TVA)

Triangle Venture Alliance (TVA), a newly formed investment alliance among angel networks at North Carolina State University, Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NC Central…

Jun 8, 2017

NC State University Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is Mobilizing a Bridge Over the Digital Divide

More than two billion people worldwide who don’t have internet access often miss out on life-changing benefits of being connected, such as automated micro-lending for entrepreneurs, marketplace applications and information…

Apr 24, 2017

2017 Daugherty Endowment Challenge Winners Announced at Lulu eGames

The winners of the 2017 Lulu eGames have been announced. Over 350 people attended the Lulu eGames LIVE event on Thursday, April 20 to see who would walk away a…

Jan 24, 2017

NC Biotech Center and OTCNV Host Grant Funding Lunch & Learn

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) partnered with the Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures (OTCNV) at NC State to host a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, January 19th…

Feb 10, 2016

NC State Receives NCBiotech Grants, Startups Land Follow-on Funding and Loans

NC State life science researchers and startups had an impressive second quarter, winning two Biotechnology Innovation Grants and receiving follow-on funding and investment from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and…