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In early 2017, SARISA gastrointestinal tract as the most s BioSolar focuses on
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THERAPEUTICS licensed compelling to the question, “How breakthrough “super battery”
an A&T patent based on the will your research heal, fuel or technology. This company is
groundbreaking aspirin research feed the world in the future?” working to double the storage
of Shengmin Sang, Ph.D. Aspirin capacity, lower the cost and
compounds covered in the s Triad Growth Partners is a tech extend the life of lithium-ion
patent may be used to treat company that develops solutions batteries.
or prevent colon cancer, heart for the $60-billion remediation
disease and other disorders. market to decrease cost, increase s Emb3Ded has an initial focus
efficacy and restore water and on biotechnology using 3D
The lead scientist at A&T’s land in a sustainable manner. Bioprinting to produce materials
Center of Excellence in Post- and cells that mimic the natural
Harvest Technologies, Sang s Founded by A&T students, shape of tissues in the human
subsequently won the grand Brown Box Works is a think tank body for the biomedical,
prize of the inaugural SoBran/ of innovative technologies that regenerative and precision
NCBiotech Innovation for Impact launched a mobile app for the medicine industries.
Contest. The award, which university and Shorti, a platform
included $10,000 in research that helps writers engage with
support, recognized Sang’s their readers.
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The second major public and campus engagement series also started in 2017.
The Chancellor’s Speaker Series brought entrepreneur/author/TV personality
DAYMOND JOHN (above) to North Carolina A&T as its first guest for a
presentation. Prior to John’s talk, the three finalists in a campus-wide student
entrepreneur competition pitched their business ideas to John, A&T trustee
and business leader Janice Bryant Howroyd and Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.
Howroyd, who in 2017 was named to Forbes “America’s Richest Self-Made Women”
list, invested $1,000 in each of the finalists’ businesses following the competition.

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