N.C. botanical consortium gets $100K
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awards a $100,000 grant to the Bent Creek Center of Innovation for Natural Biotechnology "to jump-start growth in the natural biotechnology sector," the grantor announces Aug. 14. Annice Brown, an assistant director in the Asheville office of the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center, will coordinate the planning process for the Bent Creek Center. Gaia Herbs, Targacept and the N.C. Natural Products Association support the project, according to the Biotechnology Center. The Bent Creek program will establish an organizational structure and create a business plan, which, upon approval by the Biotechnology Center, will trigger a four-year grant for $2.5 million