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RTP's Frontier Welcomes REACH NC

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – REACH NC, the Web portal that helps bring the expertise of thousands of North Carolina-based researchers to businesses, developers, government agencies, and the public, has a new home at The Frontier,...

UNC-Chapel Hill pairs research expertise with industry needs

A shorter road from ideas to the marketplace In 2015, UNC-Chapel Hill joined the ranks of the top 10 U.S. research universities, thanks to a diverse portfolio of nearly $1 billion annually. Global industry leaders like GlaxoSmithKline,...

UNC research team advances in national competition

The team will develop a business plan to market their diagnostic tool for schizophrenia A team of UNC graduate students is entering the final phase of a competition to create a startup based on innovations in neuroscience. The...

Imaging Beyond Anatomy

A UNC core facility churns out radioactive agents to investigate the subcellular activity that drives disease Inside the radiochemistry lab, where the radioactive materials are prepared for imaging. A modern-day version...

21st Century Cures Act will change lives for the better

Advances in biomedical and pharmaceutical research continue to occur at a dizzying pace. Yet the process of moving these discoveries out of the lab and into the real world where they can benefit people is frustratingly slow. That...

Could this tiny patch replace insulin shots?

A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check. CHAPEL HILL, NC – Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the...

How connecting experts can boost business

An online tool that gathers information on researchers, publications and grants has been supporting economic development in North Carolina Sharlini Sankaran, PhD Dr. Sharlini Sankaran, founding Executive Director of the...

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