Biogen to Invest $200M to Expand RTP Facility to Produce Gene Therapies
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North Carolina’s gene and cell therapy magnet has attracted an investment from one of the state’s original…
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How to land a biopharma job: Check out this virtual symposium on Jan. 28
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Even amidst a pandemic, North Carolina’s biopharma market is booming.
In just the last few months,…
Latest spinoff from UNC’s Gene Therapy Center wants to find a cure for hemophilia
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UNC-Chapel Hill’s gene therapy center has birthed yet another startup in the Triangle.
The latest spinoff is Raleigh-based GeneVentiv Therapeutics,…
North Carolina is a leader in life sciences – here’s why
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Life-changing medicines. Household products. 66,000 jobs.
How did life sciences become such a giant in the North Carolina economy?
When…
Landing of $75M expansion of Texas-based Taysha adds to Triangle’s growing gene therapy hub
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Dallas-based Taysha Gene Therapies announced plans today to invest $75 million in a gene therapy manufacturing…
Gene therapy startup raises $55M, plans to add jobs in Triangle
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DURHAM – Atsena Therapeutics, a gene therapy startup backed by Durham-based Hatteras Ventures, has $55 million in new funding and…
Gene editing firm Locus Biosciences adds another $7M to its 2020 cash haul
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MORRISVILLE – Gene editing startup Locus Biosciences has landed another $7 million in new cash, adding to a year that…
Inside the $4B AskBio deal, the third largest buyout ever for an NC bioscience firm
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio), a pioneering gene therapy company born in Chapel Hill 19 years ago and…
Gene editing shows promise as tool to fight neuro disorder in babies, UNC study finds
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CHAPEL HILL – Babies born with a faulty maternal copy of the UBE3A gene will develop Angelman syndrome, a severe…