University Opportunity Workshop, October 9

Learn about research funding opportunities from agencies
including NSF, NIEHS American Cancer Society, Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society, NC Biotechnology Center and USDA

Agenda (October 9. 2009)
7:30 am Network
8:00 Agency presentations
12:00 pm Adjourn

Price
Free w/ pre-registration
$25 at the door

Location
David H. Murdock Core Laboratory
201 North Main St., Kannapolis, NC

Limited Registration
http://www.charlotteresearchinstitute.com/default.asp?id=157

NCSU's TechRevolution Maps the Future of Health and Well-Being

NC State's Office of Technology Transfer's TechRevolution series is featuring a discussion on Health and Well-Being. To learn more and to register click here. Below is an abstract from NCSU regarding the event:

NC State has defined "Health and Well-Being" as a research focus area with real-world impact. Mapping the future of health and well-being is mission-critical to NC State's research strategy, and we're currently aligning our resources to make sure our contribution to the field is as strategic and effective as possible. Join us as Dr. Bill Atkinson, President & CEO of WakeMed Health & Hospitals, shares the strategy WakeMed implements to remain a technological leader during this moment in American healthcare history. Following, Dr. Mitzi Montoya and Dr. Liana Fryer from NC State will discuss a knowledge and resource management initiative designed to define NC State's research strengths within the vast realm of Health and Well-Being. This knowledge will help researchers build new relationships, bundle discoveries, and increase research funding and impact.

SBTDC Announces Educational Events

The SBTDC is providing a unique variety of SBIR educational events this fall. Along with their sponsors, Focus Resources, Hughes Pittman and Gupton and Hutchison Law Group, the event series includes:

• SBIR Intro Webinars
• One-on-one and group sessions with experts on IP, accounting, and budget development
• IP Webinar
• QuickBooks training webinar and 2 group sessions
• NIH Phase 1 proposal preparation, 4-part course

For more information, visit the SBIR 2009 Workshops page at:
www.sbtdc.org/events/sbir/workshops2009/

Healthcare Meeting and Nypro Tour Tomorrow

Date: September 15, 2009

Location:
Tour:
Nypro Carolina
1018 Corporate Park Dr
Mebane, NC 27302
Tel: +1 919-304-1400

Dinner Meeting/Speaker:
Civitan Facility
2115 S Hwy. 119
Mebane, NC, 27302

Event Details:

BOD Meeting at 4:00 pm at Nypro Carolina in Mebane - see newsletter for directions

Tour at 5:00 pm - Nypro Carolina in Mebane

Nypro Carolina provides injection molded products and services, in partnership with customers in the consumer/industrial, electronics/telecommunications, packaging and healthcare industries. Nypro is an FDA registered device manufacturer, with a primary focus of ensuring the quality and functionality of every plastic injection molded product. This Healthcare facility has full lot traceability and a Class 100,000 clean room earning Nypro Carolina their customers' confidence. With certified ship-to-stock programs and preferred supplier designations on medical and non-medical components, Nypro Carolina is prepared to meet their customers' most exacting requirements.

Dinner and Meeting 6:00 pm at the Civitan facility 2115 S Hwy. 119, Mebane, NC, 27302 - just travel south on highway 119 (5th St) on the other side of highway 40/85 - Dinner will be brought in from Smithfields BBQ by Tim Earley

Speaker: Wayne Thornton, medical market business development manager in elastomers for GLS, a PolyOne Company, will be speaking at the September meeting. Wayne is a 30 year veteran of our industry working in areas of injection molding, extrusion and blow molding. His disciplines include R&D, product design/development, manufacturing and sales & marketing. He will be discussing the ever-changing healthcare and medical market segments as it pertains to the plastics industry. He has a vast knowledge of the chemical make up and regulatory requirements involved in this very interesting technology space. Please come prepared for a very engaging talk.

Cost:
Tour Free
Speaker Free
Dinner $20 SPE Members, $25 SPE Non-Members

RSVP:
Tim Earley - Section President, House Chair Pasticwolf ,LLC Independent Representative
PO Box 70
Mebane, NC 27302
plasticwolf@plasticwolf.com
www.plasticwolf.com
tel: +1 336-578-2589
mobile: +1 336-693-6466

RSVP Form

FDA Adds New Twitter Topics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added three new Twitter pages including FDA_Drug_Info for the latest drug information, FDArecalls for recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts, and FDAWomen for women's health information.

See the latest posts from each of these new FDA feeds by scrolling to the bottom of this blog.

FDA/CDRH starts using Twitter

FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health is adding the social media site Twitter to its communication and outreach program. CDRH's main goal for Twitter is to reach regulated industry and others interested in the business of the center in a way convenient to them. Messages on Twitter will include notices of upcoming meetings, releases of new and updated guidances documents, new web postings, and highlights of the web site and the many tools available to help users comply with regulations and understand and respond to health issues.

You can find the 5 most recent FDA tweets along with several other live feeds by scrolling to the bottom of this blog site.