Biotech Conference Archives
Alternative Energy Strategy
During his keynote remarks at Tuesday's Biotech 2007 conference, former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle spoke highly of North Carolina's efforts to develop alternative energy strategies.
In particular, the state has launched an aggressive alternative energy plan. Listen to an interview with Steven Burke, senior vice president/corporate affairs at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, talk about this major initiative to promote North Carolina as a world leader in alternative fuels development.
Biofuels in North Carolina
Maria Rapoza, vice president of science and technology development at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has written a guest column on biofuels and its impact on the state's economy.
Rapoza will be moderating a panel discussion on alternative energy at CED's Biotech 2007 conference on May 15 in Durham, NC.
Here are excerpts of her column:
Investing in Life Sciences
From 2004-2006, new and expanding life sciences companies in North Carolina's Research Triangle received more than $1.24 billion in investments.
Charles Hayes, president of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP), discusses some of the investment highlights during a recent interview (MP3 file).
Biotech Resources
Dr. Leslie Alexandre, president and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, describes the public and private resources that can help bioscience entrepreneurs succeed.
Alexandre says that the region's key strength is the collaborative nature among organizations championing biotech entrepreneurship.
Biotech 2006 Audio
Audio files from Biotech 2006 keynote speakers are now available online (in MP3 format).
SG Cowen's Stelios Papadopoulos and NPR's Ira Flatow each gave featured comments at CED's 15th annual Biotech conference on May 23 in Winston-Salem.
Check out this article from the News & Observer's Sabine Vollmer on North Carolina''s thriving, competitive life science economy. #