UNC Charlotte and NCBiotech kick off North Carolina Life Sciences Week with the 2025 Biomedical Sciences Symposium

UNC Charlotte’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science (CBES) and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) hosted the 2025 Biomedical Sciences Symposium on Monday, Sept. 15 at the Dubois Center.

The event kicked off North Carolina Life Sciences Week as proclaimed by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, bringing together over 300 representatives from 70+ institutions to share research and advance discovery across the state.

“We are proud to host this important symposium, and we are proud to fuel innovation and discovery in the state’s largest and most dynamic city,” said Chancellor Sharon Gaber in the opening remarks.

Researchers at UNC Charlotte are solving urgent, real-world problems and finding breakthroughs in cancer, gene therapies, drug detection, vaccine efficacy and water purification. As a nationally recognized leader in collaborative science, UNC Charlotte ranks third for new startup companies created and fifth for new patents filed, per research dollar.

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