Archive for Research Triangle Park

NC positioned to be leader in nanotechnology

Apr 20, 2012 Comments Off

Good  news for North Carolina. Across the state, there are 35 research centers and departments focused on nanobiotechnology, ranging from N.C. A&T State University to UNC Charlotte. At East Carolina University, a team of medical, pharmacology and toxicology experts have developed a national reputation in nanotoxicology. Additionally, a 2009 report by nanotech trade publication “Small [...]

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Nonstop flight from RDU to San Francisco to start in August

Apr 12, 2012 Comments Off

Triangle tourists and techies will find a faster route to northern California starting Aug. 15, when United Airlines launches daily nonstop flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco.  With morning flights from RDU and return trips in the evening, the nonstop service will cut a few hours off the travel time for business and [...]

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Nanotechnology growing in N.C.

Apr 11, 2012 Comments Off

The power of the extremely small is getting very big in North Carolina.  With its rich mix of life-science leadership, intellectual fire power flowing from our universities, a history of major public investment in the sciences, and an ever-growing reputation in nanotechnology, the state is a serious international player in all things small. How small? [...]

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RTP health IT firm Family Health acquires assets from Atlanta-based DCS

Mar 07, 2012 Comments Off

Health IT firm Family Health Network is bolstering its software firepower with a deal that brings the company key patents on search and other Internet technologies along with a former BellSouth executive steeped in the telecommunications business. Family Health, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, did not disclose financial terms of its acquisition of the [...]

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