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News Tipoffs - North Carolina Editors Newsletter for Sunday January 18, 2026 ( 7 items )  

Antitrust Division Announces Membership Changes for Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle filed written notifications regarding changes to its membership. The notifications serve to extend legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. This update includes the addition of the following parties to the venture: * Alveo Technologies, Inc., Alameda, California * Arcology, Inc., Culver City  more

Antitrust Division Announces Membership Expansion Within Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification regarding the addition of 23 members to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness (BIOMAP) Consortium. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures the venture maintains legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual dam  more

Antitrust Division Receives Membership Updates From Pistoia Alliance
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department Justice Antitrust Division received written notifications from Pistoia Alliance Inc. regarding changes to its membership roster. These disclosures were made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This filing allows the venture to limit potential antitrust recoveries to actual damages. The organization added several global entities to its research project. The added members and their locations are: * Revvity Signals  more

NASA Announces Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent Licenses for Wireless Sensing Technology to Volt AI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- NASA issued a notice of intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive patent license to Volt AI LLC, Conover, North Carolina. The company seeks to practice several inventions developed by the agency. The prospective license covers four specific patents related to advanced sensing and monitoring technologies. These include a wireless electrical device using open-circuit elements, a wireless in-plane strain and displacement sensor, a damage dete  more

SEC Chair Atkins Issues Remarks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Jan. 16, 2026, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: * * * Remarks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Sivan, thank you for that generous introduction. Chairman Zinger, Governor Yaron, and Itai, I am honored to stand alongside each of you this morning and to bring greetings from Washington. Before I share a few reflections, I should like to begin by noting that this marks my fir  more

Suzanna's Kitchen Recalls Ready-To-Eat Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Suzanna's Kitchen Recalls Ready-To-Eat Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination * WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2026 - Suzanna's Kitchen, a Norcross, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 13,720 pounds of ready- to-eat grilled chicken breast fillet products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes ( Lm ), the U  more

Wright-Greene Named Chief Human Resources Officer
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Wright-Greene Named Chief Human Resources Officer * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 16, 2026) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has selected an exceptional professional with a distinguished record of service in higher education focused on human resources leadership, workplace development and employee relations to serve as associate vice cha  more