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NCBIO reaches quarter-million-dollar goal for life sciences scholarships
With a significant gift from Amgen, NCBIO has reached its goal of raising $250,000 to create a scholarship fund at the NC Community College Foundation for students pursuing degrees and certifications in the life sciences. The total amount of gifts and pledges now stands at approximately $260,000.
Read More2022 Annual Meeting discusses workforce, health equity, investment, locating in NC
The 2022 NCBIO Annual Meeting held Oct. 12 at the NC Biotechnology Center featured expert panels on locating in North Carolina, talent recruitment, financial trends and health equity and disparities. The meeting returned to being fully in person this year after several years of being virtual or offering an online option due to the COVID pandemic.
Read MoreSecond class of Sam Taylor life sciences scholarship recipients named
The second class of recipients of the Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarship in the NC Community Colleges Foundation have been named. This year, five scholarships have been awarded.
Read MoreNorth Carolina unified in attracting new ARPA-H headquarters to the state
Leaders from public and private universities, businesses, nonprofits, trade associations and state government have joined forces to bring the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health headquarters to North Carolina.
Read MoreLaura Gunter named to Council of State Bioscience Associations board
Laura Gunter named to Council of State Bioscience Associations board Laura Gunter, NCBIO president NCBIO President Laura Gunter has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Council of State Bioscience Associations. Gunter will serve a two-year term beginning 2022. “We are thrilled to announce our new slate of incredibly accomplished and esteemed…
Read MoreLaura Gunter named new NCBIO president
Laura Gunter named new NCBIO president Laura Gunter Laura Gunter, M.B.A, has been selected as the new president of NCBIO, the N.C. Biosciences Organization, succeeding longtime president Sam Taylor who died in February. Gunter has served as the organization’s executive vice president since 2020 and has filled the executive role since Taylor’s death. Gunter joined…
Read MoreSam Taylor, leading advocate for NC’s biosciences industry, dies at 64
Sam Taylor, an unflagging advocate for North Carolina and its biosciences industry as president of NCBIO, died Sunday, Feb. 21, at the age of 64 of pancreatic cancer.
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