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North Carolina Companies To Watch

 

Interested in recognizing a client or vendor for their outstanding performance?  Thinking of a peer that’s led his or her company on a tremendous path of growth?  Take a moment to nominate these outstanding companies for CED’s North Carolina Companies To Watch Award.

 


The NCCTW Awards will be presented on June 7, 2012 in Raleigh, NC. Nominations deadline is February 27, so act now to nominate NC's promising companies!

 

 

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CED Life Science Conference 2012 a Success!

Alex Gorsky, Vice Chairman, Executive Committee at Johnson & Johnson among keynote speakers featured at this year's conference

With close to 1,000 people, the CED Life Science Conference 2012 was a great success! We enjoyed fantastic speeches from prominent life science investors, CEOs, and executives, and celebrated many promising biopharma and medtech companies based in North Carolina. 

 

Miss the conference but want to see what was presented? Or, want to view the resources available to attendees? Click the "Learn More" button below!

 

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BioResource International, Inc. Case Study

BioResource International (BRI) develops innovative solutions to address agricultural and industrial challenges in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. Led by entrepreneur Giles Shih, BRI participated in CED's FastTrac Program which helped streamline Shih's focus and launch BRI towards future success. A regular participant in CED's Biotech Forums, Shih recently told the CED team that without the network that CED helped BRI build, the company would not have found success. "In short," said Shih, "CED nourishes the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Triangle and across the state."

What would you like to tell aspiring entrepreneurs?

Shih provides this advice to aspiring entrepreneurs: "Inertia and momentum are your friends - start moving forward with your entrepreneurial venture and keep moving forward. Don't get caught up too much on analysis or the opinion of others. It is okay to change course, pivot, or make small adjustments as you go, but the true entrepreneur must always keep focused on moving forward."

 

For more information on BioResource International, please view the full case study

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Lessons Learned: Embracing Startup Obstacles

Interested in setting your startup on a path to success? Attend this Tech Forum and hear stories from CEO's who are successful now, but who have faced and learned from failures in the past. Hear their tales of failed products, strategies, and ultimately companies, and the lessons they learned along the way.

 

Speakers include Jason Massey, Sustainable Industrial Solutions; Lee Buck, Blue Bright Ventures; Jamie Duke, and Richard Holcomb, Strikeiron.

 

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Friday, March 2, 2012

Featuring Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners

CED’s Investor Brown Bag Series provides an informal opportunity for entrepreneurs who are CED Members to network with and learn more about specific VC, angel groups and corporate venturing groups.  Investors will provide a short, informal presentation about their firm discussing what they fund, why they don’t fund specific entrepreneurs, and reasons they have NOT funded specific entrepreneurs.  The remaining time will be devoted to Q&A and networking.  These free events will be held monthly and are open only to startup companies who are CED Members.

 

 

 

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Now Accepting Applications

Calling Mentors & Entrepreneurs

 

The CED Venture Mentoring Service supports innovation and entrepreneurial activity by matching entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. The program uses a team mentoring approach with groups of 3 to 4 mentors sitting with entrepreneur(s) in sessions that provide practical, day-to-day professional advice, coaching and action plans.

 

CED VMS assistance is given across a broad range of business activity, including product development, marketing, intellectual property law, finance, human resources, and founders issues. CED VMS services are offered without charge to entrepreneurs in CED’s service area.

 

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The non-profit Drug Discovery Center of Innovation provides pharmaceutical development, program management, and regulatory expertise to drive and accelerate the translation of discoveries into approved novel therapeutics.  We utilize our deep pharmaceutical expertise to guide focused drug development activities within an ultra-virtual operating model that maximizes cost-effectiveness.  

 

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CED is the oldest and largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation, with over 5,000 active individual members.

 

We can give you the tools, advice and network you need to help your idea grow into a successful business.

 

You can join, renew, or update your information by logging into myCED.

 

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