Rhode Island Highlighted as a Leading Bio Hub

RHODE ISLAND: A LEADING BIO HUB When people think of “Pharm Country”—the U.S. hotbed of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical companies in the Northeast—New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania tend to come to mind first, given the presence of mammoth organizations...
2019 I-Corps Bio-Entrepreneurship Workshop

2019 I-Corps Bio-Entrepreneurship Workshop

A 3-day I-Corps Bio-Entrepreneurship Workshop, including BIO International Convention exhibition access.  Work on teams with industry mentors to learn about biotechnology commercialization, grow your professional network, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities that...
College Choice ranks URI biotechnology program 4th in nation

College Choice ranks URI biotechnology program 4th in nation

KINGSTON, R.I. – January, 2019 – The University of Rhode Island’s program in biotechnology has been ranked fourth best in the nation by College Choice, an online resource for students selecting a college to attend. URI has the highest ranked biotechnology program in...
Rubius Turns Immunotherapy Red

Rubius Turns Immunotherapy Red

As it gets ready to bring the first engineered red blood cell therapy into the clinic, Rubius Therapeutics Inc. is working up the next generation of RBC therapies to mimic immune cell interactions. The company is exploiting the cells’ unique biology to expand its...