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NC Competitive Advantages
Infrastructure & Facilities
- More than 57,000 employees at 528 companies.
- A range of support companies adept at getting biotech facilities up and running.
- Biotechnology Center offices statewide, to provide expertise specific to locating science-based companies.
Contact William Bullock
Contact: William Bullock
Vice President, Bioscience Industrial Development
Workforce Development
- Close collaboration between industry and education, which created training programs for life sciences workers from certificate to Ph.D.
- World's largest pilot-scale facility dedicated to training biomanufacturing workers.
Contact Kathleen Kennedy
Contact: Kathleen Kennedy
Vice President, Education and Training
Strong Life Sciences Research
- Cutting-edge research throughout the state in regenerative medicine, marine science, nanotechnology and many other areas.
- More than $1.3 billion annually in sponsored life science research at North Carolina's universities.
- Centers of Innovation to virtually coordinate research in a specific sector and then speed products to commercialization.
Contact Maria Rapoza
Contact: Maria Rapoza
Vice President, Science and Technology Development
Biotech Funding & Capital Availability
- $17 million in small-company loans from the Biotechnology Center leveraged $1.6 billion in additional funding.
- Up to $1.1 million is available per company through these loans.
- $1.5B in VC funding for NC companies over the last 5 years - 25 percent invested in startups
Contact John Richert
Contact: John Richert
Vice President, Business and Technology Development
A Large, Supportive Community
- A 25-year commitment to developing the state's industry, via the Biotechnology Center.
- Conferences and networking events around science and business topics.
- A diverse landscape rich in natural resources, ready to support a biotechnology company anywhere in the state.
Contact Robin Deacle
Contact: Robin Deacle
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
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