Every January, teams of students are given a "kit" of common parts used in building robots, the only thing missing is the instruction manual. These students have "six weeks to conceptualize, design, build, program, modify and test a robot to participate in a competition that changes each year." Join us as we watch these robots compete at the three-day event March 14th-16th. This event is free and open to the public on the State Fair Grounds! To learn more click…

Join the NC Biotechnology Center at the Friday Center to learn how a foundation's funding can fuel your product's development. From now until April 1st, you can register for only $100. Already confirmed venture philanthropies include the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The V Foundation, Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, and more. For more information visit the NC Biotech website .

This new event emceed by Will Hardison at RTP HQ that celebrates the collaboration between the Triangle's universities, companies, and communities. Come prepared for pirates, giant penguins, knowledge plundering, and maybe talk of killer robots. For more information checkt out the RTP website.

NCBiotech will be hosting a job networking seminar June 24th from 12:30-2:30 pm. This seminar will teach you how to make networking easy, natural, and deeply effective. Heather Hollick, an executive coach and organizational consultant, will help you polish your elevator pitch and acquire useful tools and techniques that will enable you to create a powerful network. Click here to learn more about Heather Hollick and this event.

Take advantage of this opportunity to meet VIVO team members from various institutions, share ideas and discuss topics related to the adoption and implementation of VIVO and VIVO-based tools. A REACH NC representative will be there to discuss the latest updates and REACH NC's future. This years conference will be in St. Louis August 14-16, 2013. You can find registration details here .

Meet other scientists, researchers, and business people from across the biotech industry during this all day Symposium. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about the latest innovations in areas from Pharma to Agriculture. Come network with some of the best in the these fields. Online registraion ends August 20, 2013. More information can be found at BioPharma Research Council.