The Piedmont Triad is home to 65 bioscience-related companies performing work in a variety of fields including regenerative medicine, genomic medicine and industrial biotechnology. An additional 50 companies support this cluster with sales, marketing and other customized professional services.
The Biotechnology Center is helping to develop the bioscience industry in the Piedmont Triad through its regional office directed by Gwyn Riddick. The effort is guided by an Advisory Committee for Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad, chaired by Rosemary C. Wander, Ph.D., the associate provost for research and public/ private sector partnerships at UNC-Greensboro.
Ongoing initiatives to improve the region's health and quality of life include:
- The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce. Headquartered at Forsyth Technical Community College, the center combines the strengths of five community colleges across the nation to implement models for workforce learning.
- The Gateway University Research Park. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and UNC-Greensboro are developing an 850,000-square-foot, $250 million campus to conduct scientific and educational research.
- The Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology. A consortium of Piedmont Triad institutions will focus on establishing the region as a research hub for nanobiotechnology.
- The Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University. The institute scientists research novel clinical therapies to repair and replace diseased tissues and organs.
- The Piedmont Triad Research Park. The 230-acre life science and information technology research complex in Winston-Salem will expand to include new lab space and companies.