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News Release: 4/15/2021 Government price fixing for U.S. medicines will cost lives, jobs, innovationThursday, April 15, 2021Legislation that fixes prices for prescription medicines would limit patients’ access to new treatments while doing nothing to lower prices at the pharmacy counter, according to a new analysis released by NCBIO, the NC Biosciences Organization. The proposed law would also have a devastating effect on North Carolina’s innovative life sciences economy. The study was commissioned by the Council for ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, PolicyWednesday, April 14, 2021Register Now NCBIO Medical Device ForumWednesday, May 19 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.Join NCBIO members online for our Medical Device Forum on May 19. Although we are in a pandemic, patient needs continue unabated and often are made more dire by the intense focus on COVID that investments, regulatory bodies and government are taking. There are important life-saving technologies, still in ...read moreCategories: AdvisoryMonday, April 12, 2021Upcoming Events and Webinars NCBIO's biweekly advisory highlighting upcoming events and webinars. Please monitor our events calendar for additional events. From Napkin Sketch to PROTOTYPE hosted by Hangar6 Tuesday, April 13, at 11:30 a.m. Trends in Regenerative Medicine hosted by WIB-RTP Wednesday, April 14, at 5 p.m. What’s Hot and What’s Not in IO 2021? hosted by ...read moreCategories: AdvisoryWednesday, March 31, 2021Mark your Calendar for NCBIO Annual Meeting, October 5 - Keynote Announced Mark Your CalendarNCBIO Annual Meeting, Oct. 5 We invite you to save the date for the NCBIO Annual Meeting on October 5. Jude Samulski, Ph.D., president, chief scientific officer and co-founder, AskBio, will give our keynote address. Join us to hear about his journey in NC and our successes. He will walk ...read moreCategories: AdvisoryMonday, March 29, 2021NCBIO Announces Upcoming Events and Webinars for April Upcoming Events and Webinars NCBIO's biweekly advisory highlighting upcoming events and webinars. Please monitor our events calendar for additional events. Leading From the Boardroom: The Diversity Imperative hosted by National Association of Corporate Directors (features Syneos Health) Tuesday, April 6, to Wednesday, April ...read moreCategories: AdvisoryFriday, March 26, 2021Like last year, this year’s Venture Connect held March 23-25 produced by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development took place entirely online but with many new features. NCBIO is a sponsor of Venture Connect, which connects life science and technology companies in the Southeast with investors, sponsors and fellow entrepreneurs to network, discuss innovative technologies and foster ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleThursday, March 11, 2021Vol. 167WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021No. 41Senate REMEMBERING SAM TAYLOR Mr. Tillis. Madam President, I rise today with my colleague, the senior Senator from North Carolina, to honor the life and work of Sam Taylor, the president of North Carolina Biosciences Organization. Sam was a giant in our State and a leading voice for our vital and innovative life sciences and biopharmaceutical ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleTuesday, March 02, 2021NCBIO manufacturing companies discussed their workforce needs with North Carolina state legislators during the quarterly meeting of the NCBIO Biomanufacturers Forum held online Tuesday, March 2. Representatives of Biogen, FUJIFILM DioSynth, Grifols, Merck, Novartis, Novozymes and Pfizer were among those who spoke to leaders of the NC General Assembly’s Life Sciences Caucus. Caucus co-chairs ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleThursday, February 25, 2021On Wednesday, Feb. 24, NCBIO hosted a webinar on “New Dynamics in Talent Recruitment” as part of the NCBIO Life Sciences Forums. Panelists discussed the challenges and opportunities that have arisen in recruiting and retaining employees during the pandemic. Stephen Williams, practice lead, North Carolina sciences at Aerotek, served as moderator of a panel comprising Andrew Herdman, Ph.D., vice ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleThursday, February 25, 2021The latest industry and member news from NCBIO, your NC Biosciences Organization. March 2021 Update Serving the NC Life Sciences Industry ncbioscience.net 919.281.8960 NCBIO This MonthRemembering NCBIO President Sam TaylorFormer NCBIO board member, Biogen exec named NC commerce secretaryLegislative updateBIO's 100 Days of InnovationVaccines for essential workersCED Venture Connect 2021New NCI ...read moreCategories: Newsletter--ConnectionsTuesday, February 23, 2021Sam 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. His colleagues, collaborators and friends wrote to share their thoughts and feelings about him. "As champion of economic development through the life sciences, including small business, Sam Taylor was a tremendous leader, tireless ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleSunday, February 21, 2021Sam 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. Taylor was best known for his success in driving the state’s life sciences industry to become one of the largest and most successful in the nation. He was instrumental in the founding of the NC Biosciences Organization, now NCBIO, ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseThursday, February 18, 2021On Wednesday, Feb. 17, LaunchBio hosted a webinar discussing diversity in life science venture capitalism. According to a new report, “Diversity and Inclusion in the VC Industry,” conducted by Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association, only 15% of women, 15% of Asian and Pacific Islanders, of 3% African Americans and 3% of Latinos reach the partner level at venture capital ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleFriday, February 12, 2021Governor Roy Cooper announced that Machelle Sanders, current secretary of the NC Department of Administration, will now serve as secretary of the Department of Commerce. She is a former member of the NCBIO Board of Directors. “Machelle has been an outstanding leader in this administration, and I am grateful that she is willing to take on this new role and continue to serve our great state,” Gov. ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleTuesday, February 02, 2021NCBIO member companies with 5 to 50 employees can get ACA-compliant, stable health-care coverage through BIO Business Solutions. BIO is offering a group health-care solution administered by Mercer and underwritten by UnitedHealthcare at very competitive rates. Mercer provides support for both employers and employees, who can enroll with just a few clicks on a website. (Download Mercer ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleThursday, January 28, 2021The Board of Directors of the NCBIO voted unanimously Thursday, Jan. 28, to accept three new members to NC Biosciences Organization: mdgroup, Serepta Therapeutics and Xilis, Inc. London-based mdgroupis a leading global provider of personalized clinical study services on a mission to revolutionize the clinical research industry by making life better for patients taking part in clinical trials.The ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, January 27, 2021The National Cancer Institute is eager to support and collaborate with innovative scientists and small companies and has two relatively new programs in place to support them, according to NCI representatives presenting during a Jan. 26 webinar hosted by BIO.Director Michael Weingarten and Program DirectorNancy Kamei of the NCI’s SBIR Development Center shared information about the NCI’s efforts to ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleTuesday, January 12, 2021The American Life Sciences Innovation Council awarded Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) the 2020 Champion of Health Care Innovation Award in an online presentation held Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. The award recognizes Hudson's past and current efforts in Congress and in North Carolina to protect and nurture the important policies that position America as the world’s leading force in the innovative life ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, December 16, 2020The American Life Sciences Innovation Council awarded Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) the 2020 Champion of Health Care Innovation Award in an online presentation held Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The award recognizes Tillis' past and current efforts in Congress and in North Carolina to protect and nurture the important policies that position America as the world’s leading force in the innovative life ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, December 02, 2020NCBIO has named David Etchison as its new communications director. Etchison has more than 25 years of experience in communications, public relations and marketing. He served as director of communications for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 15 years and most recently ran email marketing for UNC-TV. Etchison succeeds Brenda Summers, Ed.D., ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, November 25, 2020A new executive order from the Trump administration that slashes Medicare payments to hospitals and physicians for certain medicines will hurt patients’ access to care and financially stress already overburdened hospitals and innovation-based pharmaceutical companies, according to NCBIO, the NC Biosciences Organization. On Nov. 20, President Donald Trump announced an interim final rule with ...read moreCategories: Policy, General News ArticleThursday, November 19, 2020A COVID-resilient environment and clinical trials was the topic of discussion at a virtual forum hosted by NCBIO November 19. The concept of virtual or decentralized trials has been around for a while, but COVID-19 forced companies and the FDA to act. Biopharma, regulatory and CRO representatives shared their perspectives on decentralized trials, their challenges and limitations, and on COVID-19 ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleThursday, November 12, 2020DURHAM, N.C. — Neal Fowler, CEO of Liquidia Technologies, has been named the new chairman of the NCBIO Board of Directors, and five new members have joined the board. New officers and the 2020-21 executive committee were elected at the board meeting Thursday, November 12. “We are very pleased that Neal has agreed to serve as our board chair,” said Sam Taylor, president of NCBIO, the North ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, October 28, 2020Single-use supply chain strategy, moving to an electronic quality management system and applying AI and machine learning to microscopy were the topics discussed during the Virtual BIO Business Solutions Spotlight webinar presented by the NC Biosciences Organization for its members Wednesday, Oct. 28. Timothy Korwan, director, new product innovation for Avantor Fluid Handling Solutions, took ...read moreCategories: General News Article
Monday, October 05, 2020Four days of sessions on elections, policies, COVID-19 and more comprised the 2020 NCBIO Annual Meeting held Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. “We are living through extraordinary challenges,” BIO CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath said during the closing session of NCBIO Annual Meeting. “I hope it is a turning point in the public’s understanding of why science matters. Biotech and science are the catalysts ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleFriday, October 02, 2020The Biotechnology Innovation Organization awarded Roy Cooper, governor of North Carolina, its 2020 Governor of the Year Award. Cooper was presented the award virtually at NCBIO’s 2020 Annual Meeting. BIO’s annual award recognizes governors for leadership in public service, commitment to public health, and dedication to advancing biotechnology in their state. “Innovations in life sciences ...read moreCategories: General News Article