Every idea we support, every partnership we build, and every investment we make has one purpose: to turn North Carolina’s research strength into real economic opportunity. NCInnovation is creating a future where innovation works for everyone.
NEWS & MEDIA
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Top 10 in Innovation
For the first time since the state began tracking its performance in 2000, North Carolina ranks among the nation's ten most innovative states. The 2026 Tracking Innovation report also shows how concentrated that strength is and what it will take to extend it to more regions.
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Robin Murchison Helps Set the Stage for NCInnovation’s Work
Robin Murchison began her career researching marine organisms on the North Carolina coast before spending years in nonprofit governance and operations. As NCInnovation's Community Manager, she supports the board, executive team, and office operations that allow colleagues to focus on the work that moves research forward.
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Kym Verhovshek Follows the Questions that Connect Research with Opportunity
Kym Verhovshek has spent her career asking the same set of questions: What problem does this idea address? Who experiences it? What would make it useful? As NCInnovation's Hub Director for Western Carolina University and UNC Asheville, she brings that approach to university research across Western North Carolina.