(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, will be blogging live from the BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. June 27-30 to cover major trends affecting the life sciences community. The BIO International Convention is the largest global event of its kind, attracting the biggest names in biotech and featuring keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities, and the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition. (more…)

(Wrightsville Beach and Raleigh, N.C.) Hundreds of small business owners from across the state rallied together June 23-25 at the annual Summer Meeting of NCAMES, North Carolina’s leader in home medical equipment advocacy and education. Attendees from as far away as Winston-Salem, Rocky Mount, Charlotte, and Asheville travelled to the three-day conference in Wrightsville Beach to learn how to survive Federal Medicare bidding rules devastating the home medical equipment industry. (more…)