Durham-based NCInnovation, a state-backed nonprofit supporting university research with commercial potential, has launched a pilot round targeting six to eight grants.
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As North Carolina’s top economic driver, agriculture is practiced in every corner of the state. But most of the research and technological innovation that could be available to the $103 billion industry comes from companies and universities in the comparatively small, urban areas of the Triad and Triangle.
The NC Biosciences Organization has changed its name to the NC Life Sciences Organization or NCLifeSci for short to reflect the dynamic growth and diversification of North Carolina’s life sciences industry.