Biotechnology: A High-Growth Industry For North Carolina

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Biotechnology A High-Growth Industry For North
Carolina
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BioManufacturing North CarolinaA national
leader

• Medicines
• Vaccines
• Diagnostics
• Enzymes
• Amino Acids
• Photograph by
• Steve Brown Carl
• Sharif-NYT Pictures

• Veterinary Products
• Food products

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A Peek Into the Future

• Medicine
• New Disciplines omics, ologies
• Custom Tailored Therapies
• Harness Genetics to fight diseases
• Aging of Population

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A Peek Into the Future

• Agriculture
• Renewal Sources of Energy Plant Oils, Alcohols
• Biofuels
• Plant PharmingMedicinal Proteins
• Nutritious Foods
• Less Pesticides
• Hardier, Stronger, more prolific plants

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A Peek Into the Future

• Biodefense/Biosecurity
• Electronics Biological molecules Biosensors
• Detect
• Food/water contamination
• Disease outbreaks
• Biological warfare agents

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A Peek Into the Future

• Industrial Uses
• BioprospectingNew microbes
• Environmental remediation
• Waste Microbe New product
• Enzymes detergents, printing, paper, textiles
• Packaging Polylactic Acids, corn starch

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A Peek Into the Future

• Nanobiotechnology
• Nano Particles (carbons, inorganics) coupled to
  proteins or drugs targeted delivery
• Injectable Nanomachines repair our organs,
  clean out arteries
• Electronics Proteins Printable living
  circuitry
• Biosensors for diagnostics

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Biotechnology Industry in the Piedmont Triad
82 Life Sciences Support Related Companies

• 12 medical device manufacturers
• 8 medical service providers
• 4 clinical laboratories
• 9 biotechnology companies
• 16 pharmaceutical companies
• 33 support/service companies

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North Carolina Biotechnology Center

• A private, non-profit corporation
• Established by the State in 1984
• 12.2 million budget
• 37-member board of directors
• 50-member staff

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Biotechnology Center Accomplishments

• Invested 50 million in universities
• Funded recruitment of 46 faculty
• Sponsored 447 research projects

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Biotechnology Center Accomplishments

• Provided 14.5 million to 90 companies
• Invested 2 million in 15 venture capital funds
• Helped recruit major biotech companies

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Biotechnology Industry in NC

• 225 biotechnology, pharmaceutical, lab testing
  and contract research companies
• Estimated 40,000 employees total

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Biomanufacturing Companies in NC

• Greer Laboratories
• KBI BioPharma
• Merck
• MWG
• Novozymes
• Wyeth Vaccines

• Ajinomoto
• AlphaVax
• Archer Daniels Midland
• Argos Therapeutics
• Bayer
• Biogen Idec
• Biolex
• Corn Products Intl.
• Diosynth
• Embrex

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US Biotechnology Industry
First Tier States Regions
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