Breakthrough gene therapies in sight
Carolina-affiliated startup RainBio is changing the landscape of ocular gene therapy with its novel treatment to reverse and prevent blindness in children with rare genetic diseases.
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Muting genetic mutations
UNC Chapel-Hill Associate Professor Chad Pecot’s startup company EnFuego Therapeutics creates RNA-interference drugs to silence cancer-related gene mutations.
VC Judith Cone retiring in April
She created Innovate Carolina, a pan-university environment where innovators could thrive and develop new ideas to solve the most pressing problems in North Carolina and around the world.
Judith Cone, vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development, to retire in April
"Judith has distinguished herself as an invaluable leader, continuously seeking to strengthen an intentional culture of innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in our communities."