The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 71 grants and loans totaling $2,757,090 to universities, bioscience companies and non-profit organizations in the third quarter of its fiscal year.The awards, made in January, February and March, will support life science research, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship throughout North Carolina. The funding will also help universities and companies attract follow-on funding from other sources.
Although there has been a move towards making extravasations a reportable medical event, a patient advocacy group says the proposed change places the burden on patients rather than healthcare professionals.
Business leaders, health care and technology innovators and elected officials came together at the inaugural FirstHealth Innovation Summit held earlier this spring in Pinehurst to share knowledge, inspire and drive
Extravasation can be painful, can compromise the quality of imaging, and could have long-term consequences but it is still classed as a non-reportable medical event.