Durham-based Wolfspeed has dropped its federal breach‑of‑contract suit against Jaguar Land Rover over a failed silicon‑carbide supply agreement. Public details and any settlement terms were not disclosed.

Scripps Clinic cardiologist Curtiss Stinis performed San Diego’s first implant of the FDA‑approved Trilogy valve, a new transcatheter option for severe aortic regurgitation.

Mary‑Dell Chilton, the NC biochemist who helped create the first genetically modified plants, died at 87 in Carrboro. Her work underpins modern crop biotechnology.