•   News Alert:  November 17, 2008.  New member - NC State Natural Resources Foundation, Inc.

  • CPBR is pleased to welcome the
    NC State Natural Resources Foundation, Inc.
    as a new member.

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    According to David Ashcraft, Executive Director, NC State Natural Resources Foundation, Inc. is an eighty-eight year old non-profit corporation that exists to support the teaching, research and outreach missions of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University. The Foundation owns or manages almost 85,000 acres of forest land and is interested in projects which increase productivity of the land, result in new uses for existing projects from the forests or result in environmental systems services.

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CPBR speeds the transfer of plant biotechnologies from the research laboratory to the marketplace, expanding economic opportunities through university research and global networking. Our highly competitive project selection process includes:

1. Industrial evaluation of research concepts to insure industrial relevance and
2. Peer review to insure scientific excellence.

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CPBR supports biotechnology research that has practical applications; advances technological innovations based on new understandings and uses of plants and other organisms; provides multidisciplinary training and research opportunities for a new generation of scientists and engineers; and connects industry needs with university and industry suppliers.