startup

May 16, 2023

NC State startup Vetletics receives $50K in SEED Grant from NC IDEA

NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today that the organization has awarded a total of $300,000 in grants to…

Aug 7, 2020

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Supports Six Promising Projects

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Supports Six Promising Projects that range from safer treatments for human and animal health to novel manufacturing methods for toilet paper, lightweight car frames and synthetic fuel.…

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…

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…