Humacyte to merge with Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp in $1.1bn deal to advance regenerative medicine

pharmanewsdaily- February 17, 2021

Humacyte, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company based in Durham, North Carolina, has announced a merger with Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (AHAC), a blank check company. ... Read More

Surrey Bank & Trust to sell SB&T Insurance to Mountcastle Insurance

Pallavi Madhiraju- January 27, 2021

North Carolina-based Surrey Bank & Trust has agreed to divest SB&T Insurance, its fully-owned subsidiary, to Mountcastle Insurance for an undisclosed price. SB&T Insurance is ... Read More

Safehold Special Risk acquires motorsports insurance firm WSIB Insurance

Pallavi Madhiraju- January 12, 2021

Safehold Special Risk, a program administrator that offers access to tailored insurance solutions for niche businesses and industries across the US, has acquired WSIB Insurance ... Read More

Bayer to acquire US gene therapy company Asklepios BioPharmaceutical in $4bn deal

pharmanewsdaily- October 26, 2020

German pharma giant Bayer has agreed to acquire US clinical-stage gene therapy company Asklepios BioPharmaceutical in a deal worth up to $4 billion. The portfolio ... Read More

Tower at Mutual Plaza in Durham, NC acquired by Turnbridge Equities

Pallavi Madhiraju- October 12, 2020

Turnbridge Equities, a real estate investment and development firm, has completed its acquisition of Tower at Mutual Plaza (also called 411 West Chapel Hill Street) ... Read More

Novavax NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be manufactured by FDB

pharmanewsdaily- July 24, 2020

Novavax has signed an agreement with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), a US-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), for the manufacturing of bulk drug substance ... Read More

Data Recognition Corporation acquires Measurement Research Associates

Pallavi Madhiraju- July 24, 2020

Minnesota-based Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), which develops testing programs for the education market, has acquired Measurement Research Associates (MRA), a unit of North Carolina-based educational ... Read More

Trent River Solar project : CIT Group helps Pine Gate with $126m financing

Pallavi Madhiraju- July 16, 2020

Pine Gate Renewables has secured $126 million financing for the 108MW direct current Trent River Solar project in North Carolina. The lead arranger of the ... Read More

Cedar Gate buys capitation management solutions firm Citra Health Solutions

Pallavi Madhiraju- June 26, 2020

Cedar Gate Technologies, a value-based care performance management company, has acquired Citra Health Solutions, a North Carolina-based provider of capitation management software solutions, for an ... Read More

McGriff expands employee benefits capabilities with Peak Health acquisition

Pallavi Madhiraju- May 15, 2020

McGriff, a subsidiary of US insurance broker BB&T Insurance, has acquired Peak Health, a provider of workplace health and wellness programs. Peak Health, which is ... Read More