[IEEE-bhpjobs] Fwd: Fast News - March 8 NC Biotech Ctr news

[Esther Lumsdon]

NIH Regional Seminar Registration Closed
http://tinyurl.com/389v32
Apr 24-25, 2007, RTP http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm
http://www.ncbiotech.org/services_and_programs/intellectual_exchange/2007NIHRegionalSeminar.html

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Date: Mar 8, 2007 5:02 PM
Subject: Fast News - March 8, 2007
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Welcome to Fast News, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's weekly
e-mail digest of the state's top biotechnology stories and events.

Triad BioNight Honors Biotech Leaders
http://tinyurl.com/353xve

Golden LEAF Funds Biofuels Research
http://tinyurl.com/2r8jma

NIH Regional Seminar Registration Closed
http://tinyurl.com/389v32

Lantibio Announces Positive Cystic Fibrosis Therapy Results
http://tinyurl.com/2u8736

SSOE Opens RTP Office; Plans to Add 30 Jobs
http://tinyurl.com/3bb39j


Biotechnology in the News

Turning Potatoes, Grass into Ethanol
"NCSU will use a $1.5 million grant to build a pilot plant capable of
making ethanol from products commonly found in the state, such as
loblolly pine, sweet potatoes and switchgrass -- a tall, dense grass
often used as field cover."
>From the (Raleigh) News and Observer: http://tinyurl.com/3dlcgn

Carolinas Medical Gets $1M Donation
"Carolinas Medical Center has received a $1 million donation for its
orthopedic-research program from Dr. and Mrs. W. Lester Brooks Jr. of
Charlotte."
>From the Triangle Business Journal: http://tinyurl.com/2m5vry

The New Bioplastics, More Than Just Forks
"Bioplastics can offer several benefits: reducing greenhouse gas
emissions in the production process, minimizing toxic waste in the
environment and promoting rural economic development by using local
crops. They can also be biodegradable."
>From the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/3xvs6k

Speaker Urges Area to Expand Biotechnology Push
"James Greenwood, the chief executive of the Biotechnology Industry
Organization, said that the biotech industry is driven by companies
and researchers that are meeting that need through such therapies as
tissue-engineering and other medical research."
>From the Winston-Salem Journal: http://tinyurl.com/2t3zx4

Upcoming Events

March 12
Southeastern Region Life Science Economic Development Summit
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Location: UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin Moss
Lane, Wilmington.
More Information:  http://tinyurl.com/2bwwo3

March 12-13
2007 N.C. Nanotech Conference
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Location: Grandover Resort and Conference Center, One Thousand Club
Road, Greensboro.
More Information: http://www.ncnano.com

March 13
Bluefields: Collaborating For Marine Science and Freshwater Aquaculture in N.C.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin Moss
Lane, Wilmington.
More Information: http://tinyurl.com/3eya84

March 15
BPD Seminar: Comparability Protocols and Global Specifications
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park.
More Information: http://tinyurl.com/yb57ks

March 15
SEBIO's BIO/Plan Competition Application Due
More Information: http://www.sebio.org/bioplan

March 16
The Neuroscience of the Ailing Brain: New Horizons of Mechanism and Treatment
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Babcock Auditorium, Wake Forest Medical School, Winston-Salem.
More Information: http://www.wfubmc.edu/sfn

March 19
Biotech Forum: Strategic Drug Development
Time: 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Location: North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park
More Information: http://tinyurl.com/t6b5y

March 23
BioImaging Symposium
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: UNC-Charlotte's Harris Alumni Center, Charlotte.
More Information: http://www.cbes.uncc.edu


Long-Range Events

April 12
Five Ventures: http://tinyurl.com/22x3ju

April 30-May 3
2007 Spring National SBIR Conference: http://tinyurl.com/37ppvd

April 24-25
Venture 2007 Conference: http://tinyurl.com/tkqjq

May 14-15
Biotech 2007 Conference: http://tinyurl.com/ynect5

June 18-20
BIO VentureForum East: http://tinyurl.com/2a3xgp




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