# Nancy Johnston

> Nancy Johnston is a grant investor at North Carolina Biotechnology Center backing Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [North Carolina Biotechnology Center](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-carolina-biotechnology-center)
- Location: Winston Salem, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvjohnston/

Nancy Johnston is an Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Office at North Carolina Biotechnology Center

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plakous Therapeutics | Plakous Therapeutics, a human biologics company that specializes in restorative and regenerative healing.The company advances in regenerative healing by manufacturing bio-therapeutics from the post-delivery human placenta. It establishes a safe and effective therapeutic platform to promote and sustain healing using the placental cytokines andgrowth factors that orchestrate fetal development and also allow the body to heal itself.Seth Tomblyn and Scott Washburn co-founded the company in 2016 and Headquartered in Winston Salem, North Carolina. | $60K | Grant | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| Plakous Therapeutics | Plakous Therapeutics, a human biologics company that specializes in restorative and regenerative healing.The company advances in regenerative healing by manufacturing bio-therapeutics from the post-delivery human placenta. It establishes a safe and effective therapeutic platform to promote and sustain healing using the placental cytokines andgrowth factors that orchestrate fetal development and also allow the body to heal itself.Seth Tomblyn and Scott Washburn co-founded the company in 2016 and Headquartered in Winston Salem, North Carolina. | $250K | Debt Financing | Jul 05, 2022 |  |

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## About North Carolina Biotechnology Center

VC Fund · Alexander, United States

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is a private, non-profit corporation funded by the N.C. General Assembly to strengthen biotechnology research, business and education statewide. The Center is not a site for laboratory research; it works to support job creation in the biotechnology industry.

4 contacts available at North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Douglas Edgeton | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-edgeton |
| Juliana L. Blum | Entrepreneur in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juliana-l-blum |
| John Taylor | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-taylor-36b1 |
| Nancy Johnston | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nancy-johnston-f1ae |

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## FAQ

### What does Nancy Johnston invest in?

Nancy Johnston invests primarily in Health Care, Therapeutics and Biotechnology startups, most often at Grant and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Nancy Johnston?

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### When did Nancy Johnston last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nancy Johnston closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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