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NC State Stealth Materials Team Completes NSF I-Corps Teams Program

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Oct 3, 2025

Triangle Venture Day links emerging university-led biotech startups with entrepreneurial ecosystem

Startups from NC State, Duke, and UNC pitched novel therapeutics and biotech innovations to national investors and industry leaders at Triangle Venture Day 2025, held on September 24 in Research Triangle Park.
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Aug 28, 2025

Focused on the Future

On a brisk day almost 28 years ago, a graduate student from Paris, France, strode out of the terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. He took in the blue sky and…
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Aug 28, 2025

Gut Check: Harnessing Fermentation For Gut Health

Deep in the limestone mountains of Asturias, Spain, wheels of a precious blue cheese stacked on wooden shelves emitted an aroma so wild and musty it made his eyes water.…

Aug 4, 2025

Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

When Michael Roe arrived at NC State University almost four decades ago, he didn’t have grand plans to invent products or launch startups. Today, Roe holds the title of William…
Mosquito biting human skin

Jun 2, 2025

NC State Startup Mimikai Launches DEET-Free Insect Repellent

Mimikai, a California-based startup company backed by venture funding, recently announced the launch of its first line of DEET-free insect and tick repellent that utilize natural ingredients for effective bite…

May 1, 2025

NC State to Partner With ChromaGenix on Transformative Toolkit for Manufacturing Biological Therapies

NC State University will partner with ChromaGenix, a life science company that wants to transform the field of affinity purification technologies, on research to expand the company’s ligand discovery platform.…

Mar 10, 2025

Meet Four Wolfpack Women Who’ve Launched Research-based Startups

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we spoke with four women in the Wolfpack who’ve launched and led startup companies based on NC State research. All four women graciously shared their insights and perspectives as researchers and startup founders.

Jun 17, 2024

Catalyzing Creative Concepts to Solve Commercial Challenges

NC State University research helps turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s solutions. That’s core to our land-grant mission. The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), a competitive internal seed fund, has proven to be…
Cartoon of female scientist in lab

Apr 1, 2024

Meet Five Wolfpack Women Who Are Innovative Entrepreneurs

March is Women’s History Month and Friday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. In celebration, we’d like to introduce five women in the Wolfpack who’ve launched and led startup companies…

Aug 31, 2023

NC State Stealth Materials Team Completes NSF I-Corps Teams Program

A research team from North Carolina State University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently completed an intensive National Science Foundation program to assess the commercial viability of a next generation stealth material technology.