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#1 in Licensing Agreements<\/h2>\n

\n NC State consistently leads the nation in active licensing agreements among universities without medical schools, according to AUTM data.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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#2 in New Products<\/h2>\n

\n NC State ranks No. 2 in both new products released and total options executed among universities without medical schools, according to AUTM data.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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265+ Startup Companies<\/h2>\n

\n Hundreds of startups have been launched based on NC State-owned intellectual property \u2014 more than from any other school in the UNC System.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Making the Market\u2019s First All-Natural EPA-Registered Insect Repellent<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Thanks in no small part to an NC\u00a0State entomology professor\u2019s early-stage research, consumers now have a plant-based, DEET-free bug spray available to purchase that\u2019s EPA-certified to protect against mosquitoes for up to eight hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Researchers Hit \u2018Fast Forward\u2019 on Materials Discovery with Self-Driving Labs<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that allows self-driving labs \u2014 robotic platforms that combine machine learning and automation with chemical and materials sciences to discover materials more quickly \u2014 to collect at least 10 times more data than previous techniques.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Agritourism Boosts Rural Livelihoods While Connecting Visitors to Farm Life<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

As cities grow and more people want to reconnect with the source of their food, farms are increasingly offering agritourism experiences \u2014 hands-on opportunities to learn about agriculture and rural life while supporting local economies and helping sustain family farms.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Driving Innovation in Medical Textiles for 70 Years<\/h2>\n

The historic breakthrough of a functional synthetic aorta in 1955 sparked decades of biomedical innovation at the Wilson College of Textiles. Today, the college is a global leader in solving the most pressing healthcare challenges.<\/p>\n \n

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Why Is North Carolina\u2019s Blue Crab Population Declining?<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Blue crabs are North Carolina\u2019s most valuable commercial fishery.\u00a0But since the early 2000s, blue crab numbers have fallen \u2014 and the population has yet to rebound. To understand why, North Carolina Sea Grant and partners investigated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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SinnovaTek: NC State Spinout Company Sparking Innovation and Fighting Food Waste<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

SinnovaTek \u2014 a company co-founded by an NC\u00a0State professor and one of his former students \u2014 helps small-scale entrepreneurs get new processed-food products to market while curbing food waste from farms.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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From NC\u00a0State Science to Supplement: CodonRX Pioneers a New Era in Gut Health<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The probiotic strain with promising health benefits behind the new supplement was first discovered 40 years ago in NC State\u2019s Food Microbiology Lab. It was later advanced by researchers here, who removed a specific gene to reduce gut inflammation.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Daugherty Endowment Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Daugherty Endowment Fund<\/a> provides early-stage NC State startup companies with grant funding to address critical business needs. Startups that have licensed NC State intellectual property within the past three years are eligible for the Daugherty Endowment Challenge, an annual business plan competition, which has been part of the VenturePack Challenge<\/a> since 2016 (as the Daugherty Endowment Track). Since its inception, the Daugherty Endowment has awarded nearly $690,000 to 59 startups \u2014 over 70% of which are still in business. Those Daugherty-supported startups have subsequently attracted close to $72 million in additional investment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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