North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Overview

State-funded nonprofit research-and-economic-development institute — grants to NC academic biotech labs, loans to startups, ecosystem programming. Founded 1984, oldest state biotech center in the US. RTP NC.

Part of the Research Triangle ecosystem

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