Carolina - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
Carolina, on the southeastern US coast is a hotbed for biotechnology companies.
The regional industry support organization, The North Carolina Biotechnology Center, is the oldest of its type in the world, and was established in 1984, before biotechnology was widely renown as a new industry. Since its birth, it has helped make Carolina one the top 3 states for biotech employment, and it still continues to grow faster than another other regional hotbed. The Biotechnology Center supports research, business and academic education and strategic policy throughout the state to favor the biotech industry. For example, it has the lowest state & local tax burden on businesses. The average salary of the 57,000 employees was just under $75,000 in 2008.
Of the 528 biotechnology companies in the region, 110 are contract research and testing companies, and some such as Bayer and GSK are in the top 100 pharmaceutical companies in the world (based on annual sales).
Source; Adapted from North Carolina Biotechnology Center and colorbasepair.com
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North Carolina Business Owners At Risk Because Of Defective Medicare Bidding Program
GASTONIA, N.C. and HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The controversial Medicare bidding procurement program for home medical equipment is forcing many small and large provi...
RALEIGH, N.C., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Patient Advocate Foundation acknowledges that the North Carolina House of Representatives recently approved a bill that...
UHS-Pruitt Corporation Celebrates National Nursing Home Week
NORCROSS, Ga., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Nursing Home week is an annual, weeklong celebration that spotlights nursing home patients and staff. From May 12th to the 18th, the UHS-Pruit...
SAN ANTONIO, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:RUSHA) (Nasdaq:RUSHB), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, today announ...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. William Van Horn, a recognized expert in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is now hosting a web radio show to share his uni...
Biologics, Inc. Expands Physician Services Team into Tennessee
Biologics, an integrated oncology services company, has announced the addition of Jenny Niedling to its Regional Oncology Liaison team. Niedling brings to Biologics 10 years of ex...
SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investment
Israeli Company NeuroQuest will form U.S. Affiliate in S.C. SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program approved a first round investment in Israeli company NeuroQuest at la...
NAMI Honors Exemplary Psychiatrists for "Going the Extra Mile" for Mental Health Care
ARLINGTON, Va., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will honor 20 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai USA Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of Eisai Inc., announces that it has pledged a $1 million donation to the Conquer Cancer Foundation of t...
South Carolina-Israel Agreement Announced
SCRA-Managed Collaborative Research and Development Funding for Joint R&D Projects Yesterday, South Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Robert Hitt and Israel...
Events
Select Biosciences' 4th annual Single Cell Analysis Summit 2013 will build on the overwhelming success of the previous Single Cell events.
Companies
AAIPharma Services Corp. is a leading provider of contract services that support all phases of drug development. The company’s wide array of capabilities includes analytical chemistry, formula...
AAIPharma Services Corp. is a leading provider of contract services that support all phases of drug development. The company’s wide array of capabilities includes analytical chemistry, formula...
AAIPharma Services Corporation
AAIPharma Services Corp. is a leading provider of contract services that support all phases of drug development. The company’s wide array of capabilities includes analytical chemistry, formula...
Greenville Health System (GHS) is committed to medical excellence through patient care, research and education. GHS offers patients a sophisticated network of expertise and...
Mid-Atlantic Bio â taking place September 27-28 in Bethesda, Md. â is one of the countryâs premier biotech conferences for senior-level executives, policymakers, ac...
Intellect Resources is a search firm specializing in full-time and contract placements in the healthcare IT industry, primarily in core healthcare information systems implementati...
Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, TW Garner Food Company is famous for its Texas Pete® Hot Sauce, the number three brand of hot sauce in the United States. Founde...
Polyglot Systems is an industry-leading provider of software-based communication solutions designed to reduce language barriers and improve medication literacy in health care. The...
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Conifer Health Solutions and Memorial University Medical Center
Memorial University Medical Center is a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. The system includes its flagsh...
Clinical Trials
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)Screening in Health Care Clinics in Rural South Carolina
The purpose of this study is to implement universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) and to test two clinic-based interventions for women who screen positive for current or re...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of burn injury on the human immune system with a focus on cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and the immunologic correlates of latent vi...
Oral Bacteria and Allergic Disease in Children
This study will see if bacteria differ between children who have allergies or asthma and children who do not have allergies or asthma. Previous research suggests that some bacteria may pro...
Pain Management Protocol for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a devastating chronic health condition that primarily affects African-Americans. Painful episodes are the most frequent form of morbidity in SCD and the most...
Parkinson's Genes and Environment Study
This study will examine the roles of diet, lifestyle, genes, and their possible interactions in the cause of Parkinson's disease, using information from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study....
The "Agricultural Health Study" (AHS) is a collaborative effort between the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The U.S. Environmental P...
Influence of Corn Farming on the Immune System
This study will look for links between corn farming practices and short-term changes in immune function in farmers throughout the growing season. It will examine biologic effects associate...
The most important risk factor for asthma in inner-city homes may be exposure to cockroach allergen. In a previous study, the researchers reported that extermination alone, without residen...
Environmental Polymorphisms Registry
This study conducted by the NIEHS and the University of North Carolina Medical Center will create and maintain a biorespository containing the genetic material (DNA) from up to 20,000 indi...
This study will examine the risks and protective effects of dietary factors on temporary genetic damage to cells lining the gastrointestinal tract and to blood cells. Some foods, including...
PubMed Articles
A mechanochemical model for auto-regulation of lung airway surface layer volume.
We develop a proof-of-principle model for auto-regulation of water volume in the lung airway surface layer (ASL) by coupling biochemical kinetics, transient ASL volume, and homeostatic mechanical stre...
Recent advances in optogenetics and pharmacogenetics.
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New tricks for old dogmas: Optogenetic and designer receptor insights for Parkinson's disease.
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Mutations in TNK2 in severe autosomal recessive infantile-onset epilepsy.
We identified a small family with autosomal recessive, infantile-onset epilepsy and intellectual disability. Exome sequencing identified a homozygous missense variant in the gene TNK2, encoding a brai...
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Risk of colorectal polyps in patients with sporadic gastric polyps: A case-control study.
To assess the risk of colonic polyps, adenomas and advanced neoplastic lesions (ANL) in patients with sporadic gastric polyps, especially those with fundic gland polyps (FGP).
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A high energy density all solid-state tungsten-air battery.
An all solid-state tungsten-air battery is reported here, which is based on a new metal-air chemistry, featuring decoupled design of electrodes and energy storage. Benefited from higher specific densi...
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