Biotech hunting season opens July 1

On July 1, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center begins taking grant applications for proposals with cost projections of up to $75,000 for projects that will strengthen biotechnology research and development at academic institutions and other non-profit involved in research. The door that opens July 1 closes Sept. 23 - the deadline for pre-proposals. Among the areas of specific focus on the Biotechnology Center’s wish list for project proposals are biotech applications for food safety, nutritional and natural products, and also projects that will have specific applications in agriculture.