Raleigh (RTP-adjacent) deeptech company manufacturing cold-cathode X-ray sources and systems built on carbon-nanotube (CNT) field-emission technology. CNT cathodes emit electrons at room temperature from an array of individually addressable miniature emitters, enabling stationary 3D imaging with no rotating gantry, fast switching, and reduced motion blur. Targets medical imaging, security screening, food and drug inspection, and non-destructive testing.
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Kriya Therapeutics
biotechDurham
3 days agoGene therapy company developing AAV-based therapies for highly prevalent chronic diseases, including geographic atrophy, thyroid eye disease, and type 1 diabetes. Bicoastal since founding, with gene-therapy manufacturing and process development anchored in RTP and a Palo Alto office. Raised $320M Series D in September 2025, one of the largest NC life-sciences rounds of the year.
AI-native research platform for knowledge workers, built by Spotlight Labs. It combines a multi-stage search process with large language models and a custom knowledge graph to answer scientific and technical questions, build analyses, and monitor new research across scientific literature, clinical trials, and patents, with citations and reliability rankings for every source.