Don Rose has a front seat to watch many of the emerging life science companies around North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park.
Rose is executive director of Carolina KickStart, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill program that helps faculty turn their university research and discoveries into new companies. Each year, Carolina KickStart hosts its Emerging Companies Showcase, a chance for companies to pitch their companies before an audience of researchers, fellow entrepreneurs and potential investors. This year, the event grew so large that the event was split into two tracks, one for technology and another for scientific companies. Of the 14 companies that presented, eight were in the scientific track. Most of those companies are pursuing some type of medical device or medical technology.
Rose is himself a veteran of the Research Triangle life sciences community. He worked in research at Glaxo Wellcome and later held executive positions at several Triangle biopharmaceutical companies. Rose will be one of the speakers at MedCity Media’s Converge conference in July. Rose took a few moments to share some of his life sciences perspectives.
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