{"id":726,"date":"2016-06-23T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eprup.com\/surg\/?p=726"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T17:42:17","slug":"wilmington-n-c-s-vibrant-and-burgeoning-life-sciences-startup-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surgilum.com\/news\/wilmington-n-c-s-vibrant-and-burgeoning-life-sciences-startup-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilmington N.C.&#8217;s Vibrant And Burgeoning Life Sciences Startup Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Surgil\u016bm president Debbie Brown presented at NEWilm (Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington) event in June. This article explores why the Wilmington, NC startup scene is blossoming.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes Pharma &amp; Healthcare readers will most likely know of Wilmington, North Carolina, as the world headquarters of PPD, the global contract research organization founded by Fred Eshelman&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_4 us_custom_80a192e9\" title=\"Forbes Article\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidkroll\/2016\/06\/23\/wilmingtons-vibrant-and-burgeoning-life-sciences-startup-ecosystem\/#4f6beb3c3eb0\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read Full Article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surgil\u016bm president Debbie Brown presented at NEWilm (Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington) event in June. This article explores why the Wilmington, NC startup scene is blossoming. 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