startup

Aug 16, 2018

Meet the 2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Recipients

Groundbreaking research happens every day at NC State, and a growing number of important technologies are making the leap from lab to marketplace. It’s no surprise that adequate funding is crucial to this transition.

Jun 14, 2018

Semiconductor firm HexaTech raises $2.7M in equity, wants $800,000 more

HexaTech, a spinout based on research into aluminum nitrides at North Carolina State University, is raising a new round of equity. According to a securities filing Thursday, the company has…

May 23, 2018

NC State Pharma startup Emergo Therapeutics lands $12M from REX Health Ventures, Triangle backers

An all-star list of Triangle investors is backing Durham pharmaceutical startup Emergo Therapeutics with $12 million in venture capital. Leading the round, which was announced Wednesday, is REX Health Ventures. Other…

Apr 12, 2018

76 investors back NC State biopolymer startup Tethis in $3.6M funding

Tethis IP Holding Co., a biopolymer manufacturer, has raised $3.6 million according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Raleigh-based company raised the money in the form of…

Dec 8, 2017

NC State Startup ecoPRT’s Autonomous Vehicle Included in Self-Driving Vehicle Test Session for NC Legislators

A group of state legislators went to the State Highway Patrol test track on Monday to ride in Teslas, Toyotas and other cars that can park themselves and go down…

Nov 20, 2017

NC State Startup Tethis Among APLU Top 22 Startups of 2017

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Universities (AAU) hosted the inaugural University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase on Capitol Hill tonight, spotlighting 22 startup…

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…

Sep 7, 2017

NC State Receives Funding from NSF for I-Corps Site

NC State has received a $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation to advance the commercialization of research discoveries. This five-year award will be used by the Office of Technology Commercialization…

Jul 21, 2017

Startup Statera Environmental is Commercializing Passive Sampling Technology to Enhance the Risk Analysis Process

Dr. Damian Shea and his team at North Carolina State University have developed a new passive sampling technology that provides more accurate estimates of chronic exposure to hundreds of bioavailable chemicals…

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…